Trip to Connecticut for Avery's Birthday

This past weekend Bruce took his first trip to Connecticut to visit our good friends Valerie, Matt and their daughter Avery. Matt and Valerie recently moved to New Haven to begin their professorships at Yale University. It was really neat to see their place and lab set ups!

We were also very excited to be able to visit that particular weekend as it was Avery's 3rd birthday. And Bruce got to go to his first birthday party (which, of course, he mostly slept through...oh Bruce). Bruce had a lot of fun playing with Avery and was sad to leave. He did really well in the car too. The trip took about 5 hrs going up early Saturday morning and about 6ish coming back Sunday afternoon. We stopped just once going up and twice coming back for Bruce to eat and get changed, but pretty much he slept the whole way. Here are some fun photos from the trip:

Bruce driving the car :)

Um, are you sure this is legal??

Valerie and Brucito

Avery, Deanna, and Bruce


Valerie, Avery, and Matt

Avery blowing out her birthday candle!

Bruce in his party hat

do we have to go home now :(