Boston Trip June 2013

Back on June 1, 2013 the kids, my mom and I took a trip to Boston to go visit Sara and Jacob. We had a wonderful trip and can not wait to go back. I hope I can remember everything we did so that I can have all of it in this blog but lets face it that was several months ago and my memory is not that good anymore. One of the best things about this trip was that I did not have to plan anything. I have not had a vacation that I was not planning and researching for things to do so it was so nice of Sara to plan it all and she did a great job. Well we arrived in Boston on June 1, and they were having one of their hot days (they have like what like 5 a year and it happen to be when we are there)we were trying to escape the heat. Sara and Jacob met us at the airport and then off for our first train ride in Boston. The kids loved riding around that city on the trains. Sure bets having to be in car seats all the time. Our first day was low key. Only thing is that Sara had us walk what was suppose to be a short walk to a pizza place that ended up being longer than I thought and when you are having to carry a kid it makes it even longer. The next day we loaded up and headed to the Cape. It was a beautiful day for the beach even though it was chilly once we got to the beach and the water was cold. We went to a beach called Wood Neck Beach. It was great for the kids because when the tide went down it leaves pools of water that warm up and are perfect for the kids to play in and stay warm. We had a great time playing in the sand, looking for crabs which we found none, and running around. This is a place I would love to go back to sometime. Below are our pictures of the day. When we were done at the beach we went to eat at a place called Silver Lounge Diner. It is a small place that you can eat in a train caboose. The food was good and the kids loved the atmosphere.

After fun at the beach we came home and got ready to go see some places in the city. First stop was to go to Harvard. This picture is funny because there is a story that goes with this. Sara and Jacob told us that if you touch the golden shoe on the statue it is suppose to make you smarter. So we all did our part and touched the shoe. I felt nothing happen to me haha. Then after we touched the shoe, Sara goes on to tell us that during Rush week they make the rushees pee on the foot of the statue. Gross. It was funny. But what was even funnier was when we were already back home we were in the car and Cooper and I were talking about something and he said remember mom I am smarter because I touched that Golden shoe. haha it was so funny.

That night we went to Cheers to have dinner. Don't judge about my kids sitting at a bar.

That was day 1. Sara had us going. Day 2 was going to be raining so we went to the Boston Children's Museum. This is a great place.

After the rain stopped we walked some of the Freedom Trail to the North end to see some historical sites. We saw Paul Revere and his house and we ate at the oldest restaurant in Boston the Union Oyster Bar. Not that this is historical but we got dessert at Mikes Pastry (Jacobs favorite and he only gets to go there when people come to visit).

Day 3 we went out to Harbor Islands spectacle, George. We took a ferry out to the islands which was a fun boat ride. While we were riding out to the islands we got to see the USS Constitution sailing. It only sails I think they said 2 times a year and we got to see it out in the water. Cooper was not real excited about the ship but was liking the fire boats that were following the ship and shooting out water. The first island we went to a historical Fort on it that you can tour. We did that and then had a picnic lunch and then headed to the next island and did some hiking to the top.

After we got back to the city we got to go have all you can eat ice cream at the Scooper Bowl. It is a fundraiser and if you know Sara and there is ice cream she is there. We ate a lot of ice cream and did some dancing. Then after we were to the point of tummy aches we went by to see Sara's work. While we were seeing Sara's work Jacob went home to start cooking dinner for us. Well we ended up getting a phone call from Jacob saying that he was locked out of the apartment. When we got back to the apartment we found Jacob sitting outside his door. So much for a good dinner we had mcdonalds on the floor of their hallway. Great memories.

Our last day, we started out the day having a great breakfast at a popular spot called Charlie's. Only complaint about this place was they had no public restrooms. With 2 little kids that does not go well. When we were done there we went shopping on Newbury street. What a fun place to shop at. I could have spent all day there, but lets me honest I had to bored kids and muma. Later that day we made our way to the Garden to ride the famous Swan Boats. And there you get to understand the story of the Boston Ducks. Then my mom and I went to the State House while Sara took the kids to play.

We ended our trip with a Red Sox vs Rangers game at Fenway Park. The Rangers won which made the night even better.

Can't Wait to go back