Boston!

The trip to Boston was good, in part thanks to Adventures in Odyssey's The Great Wishy Woz. It was a bit much for Jon and me, but the girls loved it and didn't utter a peep while it was playing. I also brought Make Way for Ducklings, two books on Paul Revere, and a book about Boston in general.

Before we got to Boston, all three girls were ready to get out, so it was a relief to actually be in the city. Plus, they knew we'd be parking underground. We'd have gotten there sooner, but we kept not finding the parking garage cuz it seems so many roads are one way! We finally got there, though, and everyone was happy to stretch her legs.

First, we walked over to the Boston Common and everything was gorgeous. The entire day was, and everything was in bloom and green and flowery. We walked around, eventually finding the mother duck and her ducklings from Make Way for Ducklings. And it wasn't long after this that Beth and Kate decided they had to pee. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a place to pee? After much walking and searching, we finally found the place where Paul Revere tours start and there are maps. We went inside, everyone did their thing, then we went to the car to get our lunch (this is when I realized we should have packed a back-pack), then went back to the Common. We enjoyed our lunch, even trying to feed a few birds (who turned their beaks up at our crusts), then took everything back to the car.

I think the next place we went was the top of the Prudential building. Totally not worth all the money we forked over, but at least we know better for next time. We're thinking we want to go on one of the duck boats that goes on land and water. We saw a couple while we were there and I love them! We know the girls would really enjoy the ride. Or maybe one of the swan boats. Jon and I were shocked when we saw it's actually a person who propels the boats; we hadn't known that before. Anyway, the Prudential building: really tall, great views, but not much else. Then we went into a really old church and looked around, and by this time the girls were pretty tired. We went for a last look at the ducks and I got a pic of all of them (I hadn't been able to earlier in the day because they'd been swarmed with kids), and Kate got to sit on the mother.

We had planned to go to an ice cream bar that Jon loved from his childhood, but he didn't know what it was called, only the street it was on. We ended up going to Friendly's, and the girls had sundaes. Kate made a mess of herself! All in all, a great day. Pics coming, I promise! (You guys should be glad I've forgotten so much about our trip to Boston. I might've made this super long otherwise. ;))