Spring Break Day 1 & 2

Day 1

We left early Saturday morning for Western Massachusetts.  On our way we had to stop and see Lake Erie. 

 First of two unplanned lighthouses we saw on our trip. 

We stopped at the Women's Rights National Park in Seneca Falls, NY.  We learned a lot.  We also lucked out and arrived just in time to see a woman reenactor who dressed up as Elizabeth C. Stanton. 

 We found a local place on Roadfood.com and ate our first of MANY yummy meals! 

 Swimming to wear out the kiddos before bed!

Day 2

First stop Emily Dickinson's house in Amherst, MA. 

Then to UMass to see Greg's old office. 

Mimi was beyond bored until we saw this random metal sculpture. 

Off to Yankee Candle Factory.  A place we visited many times back in the early 2000's with baby Parker.  The kiddos dipped candles.  Mimi was in heaven and asked to pick out a few candles to take home.  She's been loving to pick out which one to burn. 

Finding the Lego model of the Yankee Candle Factory was a thrill!

Off to Northampton.  Our kiddos appreciate an origin story.  This is the place where Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were first written or something.  This building has small turtle window ornaments in their honor. 

Found some good pizza. 

And we did a bit of Family History cemetery searches. 

Then we headed to the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.  Parker was a new born when this museum opened, so they are both 15 :)

Before bed we got some wings from Greg's favorite restaurant from grad school.