Teya, Brinley with their cousin Maile eating gogurts on the stairs.
ROCK 'N RIBFEST:The first weekend they were here we took them to the Rock N Ribfest. It was basically a huge gathering of professionally renowned "ribbers" competing in a BBQ cook off. There was live music, face painting, bounce houses, and TONS of food.
Taber was in heaven with all the grilling going on. He checked out every stand before settling on this one. I think he was happy with his choice.
The kids had a great time too. They might not have been as excited about the ribs as we were, but they loved the apple crisp, homemade ice cream, fried dough, and kiddie rides.
BOSTON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE:
The next day we loaded everyone up and headed into Boston to explore the museum of science.
Our trusty sit and stand stroller was able to hold 4 of the 5 kids. Not too shabby!
The museum was a hit of course. Can't go wrong with Dinosaurs and hands on science exhibits.
The girls touching petrified dinosaur poop which they assured me wasn't gross because it had turned into a rock. : )
The kids raced from one thing to the next. It was awesome because Mason can read now so he got to be the expert on everything and tell the girls what each exhibit was all about.
I love this picture because Teya is soo into the MRI display. Our future med student ; )
Standing by a section of a Giant sequoia from the Redwood Forest. Amazing how massive those things are!
The highlight was the Discovery Zone for kids where they could really run around and go crazy. They had this bee exhibit where they kids could dress up as bees and one of the workers taught them how to gather pollen and nectar to make honey. They kids really got into it.
BOSTON DUCK TOURS:
After the museum closed we decided to tour Boston in style by taking a Duck Tour. The Duck Boats are WWII vehicles that can travel on land and water. The first 40 minutes you drive through the city and see all the sites, then they plunge you into the Charles River to see the sites from a different view.
It was neat seeing such a comprehensive view of Boston and learning about more of the history there. Seriously such a cool city.
The kids loved quacking at the people in the streets but their favorite part was when we got into the water. They were glued to their windows.
At one point they asked if anyone wanted to drive the boat so Teya, Maile and Mason went up and all took a turn at the wheel. Shortly thereafter the steering wheel actually broke and we got stuck in the river! Not sure if it had anything to do with the kids driving but it was kind of funny. Another Duck boat found us and towed us back to land.
Our little crew (minus Taber who was taking the picture) in front of our Duck boat.
We told the kids earlier that day that we weren't leaving Boston until everyone had fun. I think it was easily a mission accomplished : )
3 comments:
It's so great when friends and family come from out of town and you get to play tourist!
How nice that you got to have some visitors! Visitors are the best...especially when you live in a completely different part of the country than everyone! Looks like you did so many fun things! I would day it was a successful trip!
What a blast! You guys seem like the best hosts. I always feel happy when I see your Boston posts - it makes me remember how much I loved it there. It's cool seeing how fun it can be with kids, too - that museum looks awesome.
I love how you guys did the duck tour! Daniel and I didn't do one, but I bet with kids it would be awesome. How exciting to have a breakdown adventure.
(also - all the credit for our fun road trips goes to Daniel. He's the one that plans all the excitement in our lives - I just go along for the ride - and work out the details so it can actually happen)
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