Benny & the Brit: NY. CT. MD.

Just 2 months old and Finn is already beginning to rack up his frequent flyer miles! We took a trip to New York, Connecticut and Maryland where Finn could meet his Grandparents, some of his cousins and receive his baby blessing.

Geared up for the flight!

Traveling first class style... nice and roomy, sprawled out and spoiled!

Finn was PERFECT during the flights. He slept just about the entire time-he must have loved the white noise and the vibration of the plane.

PART ONE: NEW YORK

We started off our trip in upstate New York, where both sets of Grandparents met us at the Sacred Grove in Palmyra for Finn's baby blessing (see previous post).

After Finn's blessing we spent the day in Palmyra, NY visiting the church sites.

View of the Palmyra Temple from the Sacred Grove and Smith Farm.

Brit's oldest nephew and niece, Asa Streeter and Ambria Capson.

Inside Alvin's home.

At the Joseph Smith Farm.

Picnic lunch on the Palmyra Temple Grounds.

We hiked to the top of the Hill Cumorah where this Angel Moroni statue stands.

Finn was such a trooper, putting up with the go go go of the day.

Zonked out in the arms of daddy at the Hill Cumorah Visitors Center.

We visited the Grandin Building where the Book of Mormon was first printed and Alvin's gravesite.

A trip to Palmyra is not complete without a stop at the Chill & Grill, where they serve the biggest and best ice cream cones. A small ice cream cone gives you 3 huge scoops! You can only imagine what a large would be. I'll take a kiddie cone, please!

We finished the day by seeing the Hill Cumorah Pageant. An amazing production about the Bible and the Book of Mormon.

Here we are with the character, Abinidi.

I grew up visiting the pageant and sites in Palmyra almost every summer and have been excited to take Ben for his first time. We'll be sure to take our little family here in summers to come.

We spent the next day at Grandpa and Grandma Capson's campsite at the KOA in Canandagua (the place my family always stays). Of course, the site has changed quite a bit since I was a kid--there is now a huge bouncing bubble that made us feel like kids again, bicycles and go carts for rent, and new paddle boats.

My parents surprised us with their new camper and a little shower for Finn!

We took a walk along the beautiful and clear Lake Canandagua.

The next few days were spent in Batavia, NY with Grandpa and Grandma Snarr. They are stationed there as missionaries for the church. We enjoyed meeting their friends there and site-seeing.

Lunch at a quirky cafe that used to be the old railroad station.

The Jello Museum in LeRoy, NY.

Ben's parents organized a "Mormon Night" for the Batavia Muck Dogs Minor League. We were lucky to be able to attend and meet Vern Law, 1960 Cy Young and World Series Champion, who threw out the first pitch. He spoke to us at church on Sunday and came over for lunch afterwards where we spent hours chatting. He personalized an enlarged ticket from the World Series game for Finn.

One of Ben's favorite things are waterfalls, so a trip to Niagara Falls was a MUST!

After the falls we stopped at the birthplace of the buffalo wing--paying homage to a Snarr family favorite!

On our way out of New York, headed for Connecticut, we stopped in Cooperstown, home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Likely, Bens' favorite part of our entire trip!