New England Vacation Part 1

The first week of August found our little family vacationing in Massachusetts and Vermont. Will was volunteering at Bethany Birches Camp in Plymouth, and Tommy and I were visiting with family in and around Boston before heading up to camp ourselves. We had a great few days catching up with everyone and enjoyed walking around town eating donuts from Dunkin and drinking iced coffee (me - I seriously might be addicted to hazelnut iced coffee - if you haven't tried it, GO! NOW!) and orange juice (Tommy) from McDonald's. Both of said establishments are within walking distance (5 minutes) from Nanny's house. If I lived in Millis I would be seriously overweight. No joke.

We had a most amazing time at Nan's house. I loved watching her and Tommy playing out on the porch together - brought back so many memories of my sisters and I playing with her out there. Also got to play in and out of the pool at Aunt Gayle and Uncle John's one night - wonderful as always!

On Tuesday, Aunt Jan came and picked us up for an exciting afternoon in Boston. Walked through Boston Garden and rode the swan boats, then headed over to the Common where we rode the carousel, walked through the frog pond, and watched Tommy get soaked in the fountains at the playground. Walked to Uncle Bill's office, then headed to Faneuil Hall where we watched a street performer finish up his juggling act. Walked by the site of the "Big Dig" and then over by the marina to watch the boats come in and the planes take off across the water. Saw the seals swimming belly-up in front of the aquarium, and finished a most perfect day with a pomegranite lemon drop and lobster roll (me) and pizza (Tommy) at Legal Sea Food right on the water. It doesn't get much better than that. Rode home on the Green B train (which Tommy LOVED), and then headed back to Nan's. A great day to remember always.

P.s. I only took one picture of Tommy and Nanny at her insistance. Otherwise, we would have come home with at least 100 :) Love you, Nan! So glad we could come visit!

P.p.s. I will upload more vacation pics from Vermont tomorrow or Sunday.