The Freedom Trail

Monday was suppose to be a stormy day so we planned on going to the aquarium. We walked through Boston Common on the way there and it started raining. By the time we got to the aquarium it was bright and sunny so we decided to walk on the Freedom Trail first. Here's a picture of me in front of the duck pond in Boston Commons. It was neat to see this area because it is where the book "Make Way for Ducklings" takes place.

Part of the Freedom Trail was seeing the ships in Boston Harbor. We got to go aboard one of the ships and we saw "Old Ironsides" too. Here's a picture of Michael on the ship . . .

This is a picture of us in front of the statue of Paul Revere . . .

After we finished we grabbed some lunch at Quizno's and then headed to the aquarium. They have a neat jelly fish exhibit that we went to first. We spent the majority of our time watching the penguins. It was fun watching them swim underwater and chase the shadows the people were making in the water! It reminded us of our cat Zoe chasing the sunlight when we open the front door! Michael loved watching the sharks swimming in the big aquarium. I tried to take his picture next to the shark as it swam by but it didn't turn out very well. We went outside to watch the seals. They look like they are having so much fun! We walked to the top of the big aquarium and listened to a question and answer session about all of the animals in the tank. There was a huge sea turtle and a cobia swimming at the top as well as a big eel! The eels freak me out!!! After the aquarium we went to dinner at Regina Pizzeria. It is a local pizza joint that opened in 1926. The pizza was awesome!

The Harbor Islands

We slept until 8am! I know this probably sounds early to most people but it is late when you have a nine month old who thinks 6am is sleeping in! We decided to go to the Harbor Islands today since the weather was nice. The ferry ride was fun. We went to Georges and Spectacle Islands. We walked around the fort and then took another boat ride to Spectacle Island. The ride was rough and we got pretty wet! I was glad to get off of the boat. We walked all around the island. The island was basically created as a landfill but you would never know it. By the time we were finished exploring we were exhausted so we took the ferry back to Boston. We ate dinner at Au Bon Pain and headed back to the hotel for the night. We were too exhausted for any more walking! Monday was suppose to be a stormy day so we planned on going to the aquarium. We walked through Boston Common on the way there and it started raining. By the time we got to the aquarium it was bright and sunny so we decided to walk on the Freedom Trail first. After we finished we grabbed some lunch at Quizno's and then headed to the aquarium. They have a neat jelly fish exhibit that we went to first. We spent the majority of our time watching the penguins. It was fun watching them swim underwater and chase the shadows the people were making in the water! It reminded us of our cat Zoe chasing the sunlight when we open the front door! Michael loved watching the sharks swimming in the big aquarium. I tried to take his picture next to the shark as it swam by but it didn't turn out very well. We went outside to watch the seals. They look like they are having so much fun! We walked to the top of the big aquarium and listened to a question and answer session about all of the animals in the tank. There was a huge sea turtle and a cobia swimming at the top as well as a big eel! The eels freak me out!!! After the aquarium we went to dinner at Regina Pizzeria. It is a local pizza joint that opened in 1926. The pizza was awesome!

Boston Trip

Michael and I went to Boston for a long weekend. This was the first time I've spent a night away from Austin since he was born. I enjoyed getting a full night of sleep but I missed him so much! Everytime I saw another baby it made me want to fly back to Tampa and give Austin a big hug and kiss. Austin stayed with my parents for the weekend. They had a great time playing in the pool and going for walks. Unfortunately he had a bit of a cold so he was a little cranky for them.

On Saturday, Michael and I left for Boston. We got to sit in first class! This is the only time I've ever sat in first class (we got bumped up since we were using frequent flyer miles). It wasn't anything too special but it was nice to have a bigger seat! When we got to Boston we decided to walk down to Fenway Park and see if we could find some "cheap" tickets from a scalper but we didn't have any luck. Instead we ate dinner at Cask & Flagon across the street from Fenway and watched the game on TV. The Red Sox won! After dinner we walked down by the river and then headed back to our hotel.

4th of July

We all went to Austin's Great-Grandma Sally's house to go swimming and dinner. We cooked hamburgers and sausages on the grill and then made ice cream sundaes for dessert. Austin had a blast in the pool! After dinner we headed to Bayshore to watch the fireworks that were set off at Channelside. Austin slept through the fireworks.