Kyle and I had a great opportunity to spend 4 days in Boston last week. I had a conference and was thrilled when Kyle's parents were able to stay with the kids for a few days so Kyle could join me. The trip was filled with LOTS of walking, sightseeing, eating seafood, enjoying each others company, and delighting in the blessings God has provided us!
We began the trip right with an evening meal of lobster and crab legs at the Barking Crab- expensive but delicious and worth every penny!
During the day while I was working Kyle had the opportunity to tour Fenway Park and the Samuel Adam's Brewery.
The weather was a little chilly, but all the walking (and a few stops for coffee) kept us warm. We even had snow one morning and stopped to take a picture on the way to the convention center. This is taken standing on the bridge that goes across the harbor where the Boston Tea Party took place.
We enjoyed walking the Freedom Trail and touring the beautiful homes and old buildings in the Beacon Hill area. The Boston Public Gardens, Union Oyster House (the oldest restaurant in the US), and many stops at Dunkin Donuts (which are on nearly EVERY block and even warrented a picture) were all favorites!
We even took some time in the Public Gardens to pose with the statues. You will notice it was a requirement to pose in the same position as the statue- which led to many laughs along the way!
The Freedom Trail toured many sites including historical cemeteries (earliest grave marker we saw was 1666), the Old North Church, the USS Constitution, and even the Garden (not so historical, but Kyle was willing to pose with it in the background).
For our last night in Boston, which happened to also be my birthday, we decided to eat at Cheers. Of course, it is required that you sit in Norm's spot and take a moment to pose with the giant Norm cut out.
It is hard to see in this picture, but the plaque in front of Kyle says NORM.
Not twins- but oh, so close!
The evening was even topped off by a free birthday Boston Creme Pie, YUM!
But the trip just wouldn't have been complete without the sunset kiss- how romantic!
We had a blast!!! It was also absolutely fabulous reading the book, Make Way for Ducklings, with the kids when we got home and being able to point out all the places we had gone that are pictured in the book. Cade is now reading a book set in Boston- fun reading it with him and remembering all the places we visited!
