Boston, goodbye

What an amazing time we’ve had in Boston.  I feel like we grew so much as individuals, and as a a family.  I saw Halle’s confidence grow as she made new friends in Primary, had new experiences, and tried hard not to be shy when talking to adults.  Josh was able to have long, intense…

Journals

 Josh: Some day in July.Zoom, rum, pow! Our plane takes off.  we are going home.  We had to wake up at 4:30 am. We took an uber (to the airport) I played my screen.  Blake: I love feeding the birds.  1 climbed on my arm.

Regina Pizziaria

We were all ready for a little less chaotic day.  So, we took the morning easy, and then headed to Harvard Square to fulfill Josh’s Boston wish.  To ride the Red T to the end of the line.  We purchased our Dunkin Donuts and headed out.  We arrived in Alwife, hopped off, ate our donut,…

Cape Cod

We got up “early” (around 8am) to get ready for the drive to Cape Cod.  Rusty had a tentative work meeting in Nantucket, and the ferry from the Cape to Nantucket was scheduled to leave at 11.  It was still undecided if we would come with him, or just stay in Hyannis.  Of course, there…

Franklin Park Zoo

Compared to the Denver Zoo, this place was a ghost town!  Also, much, much shadier.  The best part?  Feeding the Finches at the Aussie Aviary And this really cool carousel and park. Look closely and you will see our animal siblings rode the carousel with us. The zoo also brought with it a special adoption. …

Red Sox at Fenway

Josh has been waiting for this day since we came to Boston.  Red Sox game with his dad.  The weather was stormy, but that didn’t stop this baseball fan from staying from opening pitch to the bitter end.  Red Sox lost 4-0 to the White Sox, but Josh soaked up every minute, especially loving the…

Concord and Walden Pond

“By the rude bridge that arched the food, Their flag to Aprils breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world.”                                      –Ralph Waldo Emerson Walden Pond “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see…