Yesterday I had a primary training meeting at our stake center which is only about 20 minutes outside of Boston and so, well, we HAD to take advantage of that fact and make a trip in to go and see a few new things! Our plan was to go to Mike's Pastry of course for some cannoli's and then head on over to the USS Constitution since we hadn't been there yet. With the use of our handy dandy stroller, we quickly made our way over to Mike's and got all sugared up for the walk over the bridge to see "Old Ironsides". M-m-mm. Yummy Cannoli's. Here are some pictures of our day.
 |
| Car seat shots. Gotta have them! |
 |
| It was a breezy day and those cold winds blow right through you, so we dressed up nice and warm |
 |
The cool painted? drawn on? windows of Thomas Edison's Illuminating Company.
My dad would really appreciate these windows in real life. |
 |
| Thomas Edison Electric Illuminating Company |
|
|
 |
| On the ship. Aftyn learned how they actually make these floors watertight. It's not easy, ladies and gentlemen. |
So Reed stayed on the ship and took the 30 minute tour while the girls and I headed over to the museum. We were ready for warmth and some hands on fun and I figured Reed would enjoy it more and I would be happier if the girls were happy playing at the museum. Good compromise, eh?
Here's the ship from a ways off. You can see it from blocks away it's masts are so tall.
 |
| This poor stuffed animal "goat" is rigged up to these ropes as if it were being transported onboard a ship. It keeps "maa"-ing every 3 minutes or so and it always caught the girls attention. We went and pulled on the rigging to move it around a bit which was fun. |
 |
| Aftyn wanted to dress up as a sailor. Here she is making a fist just like the sailor next to her! The shirt was made for a grown man and was like a nightgown on her. :D |
|
We had so much fun at the museum! I highly recommend it! It had so many fun hands on things for kids and was fun for adults too! They have a recommended fee, but it's more like a donation so you pay what you can. So we did.
We also enjoyed the visitors center there as well and we met a park ranger who goes to Boston in the winter to work and to Wyoming for the summer to work. What a difference you would find in those two places! Also, both the museum and the visitors center had bathrooms. Yay!
 |
| Boston skyline as we drove home |
2 comments:
As I was reading your last comment about the Boston skyline the guys from Cartalk came to mind. you know the part where they say -
"Boston MA" and then the other guy says
"Our fair city!"
Ya, just had to share :)
Love those CarTalk guys. I wonder what time they are on these days?
Looks like you guys had a bunch of fun though. Wish we could have come!
What a fun Boston adventure! I'm glad you got to do that. The only less fun part is that it does look rather cold. But then, those girlies look extra cute all bundled up in in their snow gear. You're making me miss Boston a lot!! :) Glad to see you're having fun adventures, despite the cold!
Post a Comment