Saturday, November 20, 2010

Boston

I had some miles expiring and decided to take the opportunity to visit my sister Mel and her family in Boston. Can't beat a pretty much free trip right? My sister Jen was kind enough to come with me so I wasn't alone on a plane with Simon. He actually handled both flights pretty well with one blow out and only a few short tantrums (He's talking non-stop lately which has brought his "terrible 2's" attitude a little early. Oh joy. :) )
Anyway, here are a few pictures from the trip:

Simon loves ducks, but he was obsessed this trip. Mel read him the book Make Way For Ducklings then we took him to the duckling statues at the public garden.

Mel and I at Walden Pond

Concord


Lexington


Fenway Park


Mel was kind enough to watch Simon for a bit so Jen and I could walk the Freedom Trail. So crazy all the history in Boston.
These cemeteries are amazing. They are incredibly old. The victims of the Boston Massacre are buried at this one. Crazy eh?

The church where they hung the lantern.

"Old Iron Sides"


They have the coolest children's museum!




This beach was beautiful.
Jen attempting to eat a hermit crab we found. Ewe.

Simon had a blast at the beach. He chased the seagulls calling them ducks and played in the sand. He didn't seem to notice that it was cold at all.

Mel and Annie chasing Simon



Fisherman's Memorial


Mel made us all fresh lobster and clam chowder for our last night. Soooo delicious!



Thanks again Mel, Derrick, and Annie for letting us come stay with you. And thank you Jen for coming with me!

4 comments:

Georgia said...

Looks like such a great trip! I'm so glad you got to go.

Jessica said...

Looks like such a fun trip! I'm glad you guys got to go. It looks like Simon had a blast!

Jessica said...

Haha...so it looks like Georgia and I were writing our comments at the same time and wrote almost the exact same thing. :)

THE TWO BELLS said...

I must admit I was just a wee bit jealous as I looked at your pictures! What a great trip! Miss you!