Saying goodbye to Connecticut

I wrote this post about a month ago and never got a chance to post it, so here you go.
(This will be followed by a more current post).

We finally had the opportunity to visit Salem, Massachusetts before coming to Utah for the summer.  I had wanted to visit while we lived in Boston last summer, but didn't ever make it.  So a few days after Michael's graduation we decided to do some touring with his mother and we headed to Newport, Rhode Island, then up to Massachusetts.

We stopped by Newport, Rhode Island on our way to MA

Isn't he a little cutie?

Playing with Grandma after lunch

This guy never gets sick of driving anything!

We wanted to visit Salem, MA to learn more about the Salem Witch Trials.  These trials were a very peculiar historical event wherein a series of hearings and prosecutions were held accusing many people of witchcraft between 1692 and 1693.  Nineteen people were hung, one person was 'pressed to death' (refusing to confess, a person would have heavier and heavier stones placed upon his/her chest until a plea was entered, or in this case, died).  An additional 50 people were imprisoned during the trials, 5 of which died in prison.  The more I learned about the accusations, trials and deaths the more it seemed like a conspiracy involving a local minister.  I'll leave it open ended so if you desire, you can read more about the events on your own.

Here are some pics as we toured through the town.

historical home

historical home

The House of Seven Gables

Aboard the "Friendship", a replica of a East Indiaman from 1797 (East Indiamen carried both passengers and goods and were armed to defend themselves against pirates)

The "Friendship"

Dominic just wanted to throw rocks in the Ocean all day.

After a few days exploring parts of New England, we returned to New Haven to finish packing and then moved our belongings into storage.  We said goodbye to lots of good friends that we will miss dearly.

Some of Dominic's buddies

Dominic and his best gal-pal Cora

Dominic saying goodbye to Julia (The beautiful baby girl that I have been tending since November)

We literally stuffed everything we could into storage, sent Dominic and Deb (Michael's mom) on a plane, and started our drive to Utah.  Here we will enjoy 2 months of freedom before Michael begins full time work in August in Boston.