Life with the Leeds: October 2010

Boston Trip - May 2010

We traveled to the Boston area this year to attend Tommy and Kimmy's wedding, but we stayed to enjoy the sights and all that Boston has to offer. We arrived in Boston on Wednesday, and on Thurday, went to the Science Museum of Boston. We got to ride the subway - which the kids loved. At the museum, the kids enjoyed looking at the dinosaur bones and made goo in their hands-on lab. That night, we were invited to a cookout at the bride's home in New Hampshire to meet her family. The ka-bobs were delicious and the Bishops live on a rural property overlooking a beaver pond. Boy heaven.

On Friday, we drove up to New Hampshire for the wedding rehearsal. That meant hotel switching, but anytime spent at the hotel meant pool time. The outdoor ones were heated, so that made it particularly nice. I kept the kids busy there while Mark was at the rehearsal, but met up for the rehearsal dinner. The wedding was Saturday. It was held in a garden on the property of a quaint historic restaurant. It started raining just before the ceremony, but the wedding went on as planned. I have to say there was something charming about sitting at a wedding in the rain. The dinner following the ceremony was esquisite. The dancing had Amber grooving the whole night - she even went into the spotlight circle a couple of times. I had to tell her to stop, otherwise, she would have tried to steal the attention the whole night!

On Sunday, we went on a whale watch boat. Unfortunately, the whales were very far out into the ocean - about 2 hours one way. We got to see a couple of minke whales, but nothing else. Then, we went to the New England Aquarium. It has a huge cylindrical aquarium rising through the center of the building. Pretty cool. On Monday, we went to Plimoth (that's how they spell it there) Plantation. We were able to see a living museum: a recreation of the actual settlements the Pilgrims and Native people would have had at the time. Then, we went on a tour of the actual town of Plymouth, where we saw Plymouth Rock and the area where the first settlement existed. Tuesday was highlighted by a trolley tour of the city of Boston, a boat trip to see the USS Constitution, and the Children's Museum of Boston. A wonderful trip. Precious memories. We are so blessed!