Since we are leaving the East Coast in a few months to move to Arizona, I thought at least one more trip to Boston was is in order. Dan, unfortunately, couldn't come with us, but Alyssa, Abigail and I drove up for two days to see some of the sights. The beginning of our trip did not go as smoothly as planned. Alyssa threw up in the car twice on the three hour drive. Pulling over on the side of the Mass Turnpike to clean up vomit was not the way I wanted to begin our trip. Gratefully, the trip improved rapidly after that point. We didn't have a lot of time on Wednesday to see things, but we did go to Harvard Square. One of the things we saw there was the Curious George Store.
I told the girls that they could each choose one thing from the Curious George Store. Their choices? Butterfly nets in green and pink. Since we've been home, we've been on several outings with these butterfly nets. Alyssa especially wants to catch one and bring it home. So far, we haven't caught any but the fun is in the chase anyway.
Out for ice cream in Harvard Square.
In our hotel room. Abigail fell asleep in the car right before we got to the hotel. I had to convince Alyssa she was tired enough to sleep. They love our "sleepovers" when we are on trips. I think they would like it best if we had just one big room at home that we all slept in together.
We planned on going on a Duck Tour around Boston on Thursday morning, leaving from the Prudential Center. We were late getting there, and so rescheduled the tour for later in the day. We found these fountains behind the Prudential Center that the girls were excited about. So we had an unexpected side adventure that morning.
The girls really loved the Duck Tour, especially when it went onto the water. They each got a chance to "drive" the boat.
I have wanted to go on a Swan Boat ride in the Boston Public Gardens for a few years. We were all pretty tired by this point in the day, but I didn't want to leave without having this experience. I'm glad we forged ahead because this was my favorite part of the whole trip.
After the Swan Boat ride, we bought a copy of "Make Way for Ducklings" and went over to the duck statues in the Public Garden. We settled down on a bench and read the story together. Then we spent some time taking pictures on the duck statues.
Alyssa especially loved the momma duck. I had a hard time convincing her to share the momma duck with Abigail, as well as other people waiting to take pictures.
Abigail did get a turn on the momma duck, but this is my favorite picture of her on the duck statues.
As you can see, Alyssa was not very happy about taking a turn on one of the baby ducks. Overall, it turned out to be a fun experience with Alyssa and Abigail. And I'm happy to say, the trip home was much more smooth sailing than the trip up.
