MA Trip Part 2

Tuesday, June 28th was spent in BOSTON!!!  The girls easily navigated our way into the city and met Annie at the Boston Commons Garden.  Our first stop was the Swan Boats, which were great!  It was a bit hot, but so much fun!  A nice, relaxing ride around the pond.  We then walked around the Commons, and saw the Mrs. Mallard and her ducklings statues.  We walked down Newberry St. looking for a lunch place, and decided on “Snappy Sushi”.  We all had a great meal, and once again, I was so proud of how grown up my girls are- well-behaved and willing to try everything!  We then departed the restaurant and decided to head to the Children’s Museum.  Annie had to leave us to head to work, so she actually dropped us at the Museum since it was on the other side of the city.  The girls had fun hiding out in the backseat of her car as we drove through the city!!

The Museum was amazing- I wish we had more time there!  It was closing as we were running through the last of the exhibits.  The girls loved how interactive it was!  Some of their favorite things were the bubble room, the golf ball room, the rock wall, the indoor climbing apparatus, and the rock wall.  They even had a Kindergarten room with a school bus and a hair salon!

Wednesday was spent getting ready for the party with a trip to Sam’s Club.  The girls went on the boat again with Papa, and I snuck out to do some shopping by myself!  FUN!  The girls spent the night with Papa on the boat and had a great time!  He told them stories, and they all slept well (except Papa, who kept on getting Lucy’s foot jabbing him in the stomach!)  The next morning, Nana and I were waiting for them all to wake up and come back inside!  I snuck out there, and Papa was telling the girls more stories

Thursday was spent in Jamestown, RI since we had to pick up Kenny in Providence that night.  We had a nice lunch overlooking the harbor and docks, then went to the lighthouse!  The girls, Papa, and I had so much fun exploring the rocks and cliffs.  The initially were hesitant, but then they got pretty brave and we had to keep reigning them in!  I have good memories from growing up and visiting Jamestown!  From Jamestown, we headed to Newport and drove the scenic route to see all the mansions.  Then we dove to Providence where we picked up Daddy from the airport.  We had a runaround trying to GPS a place for dinner- we literally drove in circles!  We ended up in a nice pub we drove by a few times!

Friday was Kenny’s first day of vacation, so we headed out on the boat!  He went tubing with the girls and they all had fun.  That afternoon, Finn stayed with Nana and Papa while we went to Kimball Farms, a local ”entertainment complex”.  Daddy and I hit some balls in the batting cages, we got ice cream, played in the arcade, and walked around the gift shop.  I am sure we will visit this place again in the future since the girls couldn’t do a lot of the things they offered there like go carts, bumper boats, batting cage, and driving range.  On the way back, Lucy got carsick as we were pulling into Nana and Papa’s complex!  We were more prepared this time with a bucket and towel, so this wasn’t a big deal- Lucy is fine as soon as it’s over!  What a trooper!  Later that night, we watched the Worcester fireworks from Papa's boat- Finn slept in the cabin!  

July 4th

Saturday was family party day!  All of the family came over around 11am: the Castellones from CT, Aunt Linda, Uncle Ed, SuperNana, Jenny, and Tom from NY, Aunt Chris, Uncle Owen, Annie, Jenna, Owen, and Kari.  The day was spent on boat rides, having a birthday "Princess Rapunzel tea" for Delaney, opening presents, taking pictures, and eating!  This was the first time that SuperNana got to meet Finn!  The girls loved playing with Tyler, Bryce, and Cooper and can never get enough of them!

Sunday was our last full day of vacation…we headed to Gloucester, MA, had lunch outside on the water, and found an artist colony dad had read about in his boating magazine.  We then headed to Marblehead, MA for some more rock climbing- until Delaney busted her chin on a slippery rock as it was pretty rainy!  We had fun in all of the cool stores, and Kenny even found us a Monkey Fist that I have been wanting for our house in a nautical antique shop.  I loved Marblehead the most of all of the little seaside towns we visited- great shopping for the girls and good docks for the boys!  

We flew home on Monday, July 4th, so sad to leave!  Delaney cried her eyes out as Nana and Papa dropped us off.  She certainly is my child- I always remember when I was little, being sad leaving my family that I didn’t get to see that often!  We can’t wait until next year!