Well, our good friends, the Hamilton's, introduced us to the documentary "The King of Kong" which talks about how the current points record holder came to hold the title. The movie is great, by the way, and you should check it out.:) But, in the movie, the good guy of the movie heads to Funspot in NH, to compete for the record. This is where many records for video games take place. So, we of course had to stop for at least an hour. Here's Dave in front of the movie poster with his game face on.:)
Here is Dave taking a crack at breaking the world record of Donkey Kong. For those who are curious, he didn't even get past the first screen.:) Tough luck, Dave! Incidentally, the kids had a GREAT time at this stop!
Next we drove to the Shaker Village. Here is one of the roads we drove down to get there. Isn't it absolutely great?
Next we drove to the Shaker Village. Here is one of the roads we drove down to get there. Isn't it absolutely great?
The Shaker Village
It was such a picturesque setting. There are only a couple Shakers left in the world. They practiced celibacy, so it shouldn't come as a great surprise that they kind of died out. It was interesting to learn about them though.
Here is proof Dave relaxed on our trip.:)
Look at the above sign....Yes, Scott put his leg under the rope so that the alarm would sound. No, we didn't get kicked out, luckily.:)
It was such a picturesque setting. There are only a couple Shakers left in the world. They practiced celibacy, so it shouldn't come as a great surprise that they kind of died out. It was interesting to learn about them though.
Here is proof Dave relaxed on our trip.:)
Look at the above sign....Yes, Scott put his leg under the rope so that the alarm would sound. No, we didn't get kicked out, luckily.:)
My sweet little Madeline.:)
After the Shaker Village, we headed to Albany for the evening. On the way home the next day, Dave and my dad wanted to stop by Cooperstown to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame. For those who know me, you know this was not the most anticipated stop on our trip in my opinion. I was thinking we would spend like an hour there, so imagine my dismay, when I asked Dave that question and he said we would be there about 3-4 hours! What could he possibly look at for 3-4 hours?! Well, we compromised it down to 2 hours. Dave and my dad loved ever minute of it, I'm sure, while my mom, the kids and I were bored out of our minds. But, we did get Scott his first little softball and bat there, so he has been excited about that.
After the Shaker Village, we headed to Albany for the evening. On the way home the next day, Dave and my dad wanted to stop by Cooperstown to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame. For those who know me, you know this was not the most anticipated stop on our trip in my opinion. I was thinking we would spend like an hour there, so imagine my dismay, when I asked Dave that question and he said we would be there about 3-4 hours! What could he possibly look at for 3-4 hours?! Well, we compromised it down to 2 hours. Dave and my dad loved ever minute of it, I'm sure, while my mom, the kids and I were bored out of our minds. But, we did get Scott his first little softball and bat there, so he has been excited about that.Well, there is our adventure through New England. It was gorgeous, and I would highly recommend doing it if you get a chance!:)
2 comments:
Your pictures are gorgeous! I'm so wishing we had one more fall here so we could take a trip to New Hampshire and Maine in the fall. What a fun trip!
You can tell that the gentlemen chose the activities for the day this time. :) I did enjoy Shaker Village. The fall leaves were beautiful there!
Grandma Sue
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