Cupcakes, Jellyfish, and Basketball (part 2)

“I’m ready!” Matthew announced, dressed in his Patriots jersey and sweatpants with a football print under a pocket. For day two of Bob’s birthday weekend we were going to the Patriots Hall of Fame and Providence College basketball game.

The museum exceeded my expectations. It was far more interactive than I imagined. I thought that it would be all glass enclosures and trivia facts, which there was a good amount of, but there was a lot to do. We attempted to reenact the infamous Vinatieri snow kick, listened to game calls from inside a helmet, tried on team uniforms, climbed onto the duck tours parade float, and felt what it was like to join in a huddle. The two highlights of the trip had to be Bob getting stuck inside of the padded jersey he tried on, and the room that played tapes of Super Bowl wins and sprayed confetti into the air.o.

Next on the agenda was a quick stop at the North Pole. Well okay, at a store nearby that had a winter wonderland already set up in their basement level complete with a Santa and Mrs. Claus. We stopped by in time to catch the tree lightning ceremony.

Matthew did not nap on our drive to Providence as we hoped that he would. We stayed for the first half of the basketball game before Matthew started to get sleepy.

  It was a long day, but also a very fun day.