Revere Beach

We spent the day at America’s First Public Beach.  It’s just a hop, skip and a jump on the Blue Line to the Ocean.  The beach certainly wasn’t the greatest beach of all time but it had the 4 essential elements: sun, sand, water, and most importantly, SEA SHELLS.  The kids had great fun gathering…

Hahvahd

We walked on sacred ground at Harvard University today.  The tour we took was fascinating—we learned about Harvard traditions and culture, famous Harvardians, and lots and lots of Harvard history—much of which predates the United States!  One interesting fact of the day….women were not allowed to attend Harvard until WWII, and instead attended Radcliff, the…

Boston Common

We were very eager to start our exploring on Monday Morning.  We grabbed our scooter and hit the T to Boston Common.  There were a few things on our agenda, but we were content wandering through the Common and discovering as we scootered along.  The first thing we found was the Frog Pond Carousel.  My…

Boston Bound

We did not have an easy time getting to Boston. Our flight was supposed to leave at 1:30pm on Saturday afternoon.  We received a text that morning informing us the flight had been delayed until 4:20.  Bummer!  We arrived at the airport around 3pm just as a small thunder storm was beginning.  The storm lasted…

Blake Turns 5

Dear Blake, Happy Birthday!  It seems as if you have grown leaps and bounds in the weeks leading up to your 5th birthday.  I think that final bit of baby face has melted away.  I love to watch you grow, and I am so excited to enter into this new phase of life without tiny…