Boston!

Dale's Dad and his wife Sharon are serving a mission in the Boston temple so we decided to visit! The boys were especially excited to add a bunch of vehicles to their "having been ridden" repertoire. We started off our journey on a plane on Thursday June 4th  :)

On the plane

The boys loved having screens to themselves and as many Doritos as their bellies could hold. Lily was amazing and even slept part of the flight.

Waiting for our luggage

Dale's dad paid for a taxi to take us to their apartment, and when the parents arrived, we headed to a local park to burn some extra energy.

Grandma Sharon pushing Cam

Lily even went to Grandpa!

On Friday, we took the subway to the Museum of Science in Boston. There was so much to do and see that we were there for hours!

Going down to the subway

Cam loved putting this body together in the museum!

Half way through our museum adventure, we went on a Duck Tour. I loved the quick dialogue of history, and the fact that we rode a duck. Kimball, Cameron and I all took a turn driving the duck in the water.

Kimball driving the Duck

Cam driving the Duck

On the Duck!

We went back to the museum and spent the rest of our day there.

The Rexes with great-great...grandpa Rex :)

On Saturday, the missionaries had to work in the temple, but thanks to a family in their ward being willing to babysit for us, we were able to attend a session in the temple. The celestial room was incredible!

After we retrieved our kids, we took the subway and walked the Freedom Trail. It took the majority of the day and it was hard for the boys to walk so much (plus Kimball was recovering from a fever/cough/blah).

At the State House, beginning of the Freedom Trail

Kimball outside Quincy Market

At the USS Constitution...almost done!

We made it all the way to the USS Constitution which was dry-docked so we couldn't tour it :(.

Then we rode a ferry back to Boston.

Riding the ferry back to Boston

That night we went out to dinner and had lobster. Dale thinks he is allergic to lobster which gives us an out from having to eat it anymore ;).

Sunday morning we attended church and ran into some of my parent's good friends. Then we went to the temple and took some pictures.

We drove to Plymouth and went to the Plimouth Plantation. It was fun to see the re-enactors and walk through life as it was in the 17th Century.

We saw Plymouth Rock and what we thought was the Mayflower 2...

Kimball at Plymouth Rock

At the Mayflower 2?

Then we went to the beach. The boys loved hunting for shells and brought home a grocery sack full!

Lily loved the sand and eating whatever she could get her cute little hands on.

On Monday, we went to Lexington and Concord to see the Minute Man Museum and walk the Battle Road.

Where Paul Revere was captured

At the Lexington Battle Green

Standing where the Revolutionary War began was the most moving part of the trip for me...I'm so grateful for the sacrifices these men and women made so that our country could become what it is today.

Tuesday morning, we woke up before 4 to get to the airport in time. The flight was uneventful and we drove home, happy to be there. It was a fun trip with so much to do and see. There was so much more on our list that we missed, but it was a wonderful adventure! It's hard to summarize a trip in one blog post with only a few out of our 300+ pictures :).