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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Listen My Children

and you shall hear
of the midnight ride
of Paul Revere

our trip to Boston

Cheers!

(where everybody knows your name)

Daddy was the teacher in Boston. Here he is listening to the audio tape before he teaches the kids. Yes, it was that interesting! Either that or he has some music turned up for some peace and quiet for once ha!

The kids working on their Jr. Ranger programs.

At the Boston Massacre site.

I loved Boston. Such a neat city. The history there is amazing! You can just feel the history as you walk through it. So cool!

Finley taking a nap (she is such a good baby)

Samuel Adams grave.

Paul Revere's house

The famous church.

2 by sea 1 by land.

Paul Revere lit the lantern.

(I love the way some of my pictures turned out)

The oldest restaurant in America.

George Washington ate there and so did many other famous people in history.

It's where the first toothpick was used.

So, we just had to eat there too!

Walkin' the freedom trail....

Playing in the snow....

We didn't go for the lazy lobster. We went all out and pulled it apart.

We also enjoyed clam chowder and corn bread (same recipe they used in the 1800's)

marching in line on the freedom trail...

Shopping!

John Hancock. He signed the biggest on the constitution so they gave him the biggest

in the cemetery!

The Oyster house

"our own room"

Where Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech....

More freedom trail......

She's going to make a good mommy one day.

Bunker Hill

getting around the city.....

We had a wonderful time in Boston. Walked a lot! I wish we could of stayed longer to meet up with some of you. Sorry it didn't work out!
Thank you to all my friends who gave us a heads up on Boston and tips and where to go. It's so nice to have blog friends everywhere!

And thank you to Hilton for our free room:)

(I guess living in a Hotel for 6wks did pay off)

Monday, January 4, 2010

The Dash

If you have sent me an email in the last week or so, I have read it. I just haven't been able to get back to all of you yet:(
I got an email from a friend with this video in it. Thought I'd share.
Enjoy!

Just some Californians excited about snow......

Our cousins took us out for some fun in the snow....

The dare devil!

After this we saw him at the top of the hill standing on it (snowboarding down)

I didn't get a picture and I didn't want him to do it again so I could! ha!

(We did get video)

If only you could see half the footage on that tape LOL!

This might of been more fun than Disney world and it was FREE!

My 4 yr old (going on 16) and my 2 yr old keeping up with him. Lord help me!

He was yelling, "whoo hoo yeah, baby!"

He made his own little jump because just plain sledding doesn't cut it with him.

Finley enjoying her first sled ride.

Cousin Courtney and the girls......

Faith (my cautious one) Farrah (my wild one!) Can you tell?

First time meeting Courtney. I think her and Faith look a little alike. She is Faith's 4th cousin...I think??? Such a sweetie! She was my buddy helping me with the babies. She begged us to stay, so I promised to fly her out this summer and take her to the beach:) She says she will babysit and even change poopy diapers...she's so cute!

It was all good until.....

Guess who crashed???

But he did get some nice air!

And, no staples were involved with the making of this post:)

Statue Of Liberty

Happy Birthday to my sister Brenda! Enjoy your birthWEEK! We love and miss you very much!

Before we even left on our trip, the only thing Landen wanted to see was the Statue of Liberty.

(I don't know why ha!) He saw a picture in a book. So to make him feel special we bought him this silly hat to wear. And boy did he feel special:) $2.50 to make his day!

Went to Ellis Island and listen to an audio tour. Very interesting! If those women could travel with all their kids, I can do it with mine! I am working on tracking my family. My great Aunt (who I met in NY)talked to a man who came across the boat from Italy into Ellis Island with my great, great, Grandparents Rose and Anthony. I love family history!

We took the ferry to see the statue and it was freezing!!!!!!!

The kids did the Jr. Ranger program at both Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

The girls cheeks were turning blue it was so cold! The veins in their face were showing. So we left and headed back to our warm RV. Our taco soup was waiting for us in the crock pot. We read about the history of the Statue of Liberty and how big it is etc.