Thursday morning started early. Our flight left at 6am, which meant getting up around 3:30 to get out the door and to the airport on time.
We had a brief layover in SLC, where the toddlers spent their time checking to see if they were carry-on size. They were pretty excited about finding this little area just their size to come in and out of.
There were 15 of us...all the California Finlay crew all flying on the same flights. We played a little bit of musical chairs and the toddlers made friends with people walking the isles. Everyone traveled pretty well, and after getting rental cars, checking into our hotel, swimming and quick dinner it was bedtime.
The next morning we drove into downtown Boston for a day to explore Boston Commons and the Freedom Trail.
We stopped by the 'Make Way For Ducklings" statues.
Then continued along the trail to learn more about our Nation's History.
One of the kid's favorite stops was seeing these box pews at King's Hall church. They each climbed in them and used them as their forts.
It was a pretty hot muggy day, so when we stopped for a break Ethan and Gavin cooled off in the fountains.
Even though the Freedom Trail is only 2.5 miles long, we ended up making it about a 7 mile day with side trips and walking to and from the car.
We stopped at Mike's Pastry for a treat. The cannolis were incredible. The box on the top left shows the 'lobster tail' a giant cream-puff dessert. It was a great pick-me-up energy boost to continue our journey.
Our last stop was touring the USS Constitution. We then cooled off and rested our feet by taking the water taxi back across the Charles River before walking back to the cars.
And to end the evening. We visited Uncle Jack (James' Great Uncle). He was supposed to join us out on Cape Cod, but he had taken a fall that required some time at the hospital. He is such a nice and friendly man, and we were glad to spend time talking with him.
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