We bought the kids new shoes on Thursday before picking Marj up in Hartford, then came home to a wonderful dinner made by BJ. Friday we explored around Mystic and the area here, going for a "hike" at a state park a few minutes away from where we live. Considering you can see the top of the hill from the car and that we had Toby with us, the hike was more like a stroll in the woods, with a little bit of beach on the side. We also went apple-picking at the orchard I went to with the kids last year. We made a gluten-free apple cobbler with the apples we picked!
On Saturday (rain, rain go away) we got a sitter so Marj and I could get coffee and go to a movie ("Whip It"). Then we had another lovely (gluten-free) meal. BJ was away all day working a photo booth at a wedding, so we just kept it low-key with the kids.
Sunday we spent the day in Boston. We walked all over Boston Common, along the Freedom Trail (including how many Starbucks? Four?), and into Quincy Market. We ate lunch at a pub and walked through the Holocaust Memorial nearby. In Quincy square the kids got balloon hats from this crazy clown. The hats entertained them
--and us-- back to the car where we drove over to see the USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides"). That is really cool. We had never been there before. Toby liked the cannons, and Norah just wanted to pick up the cannon balls.
We ate dinner at a pizza place in Providence and called it a night early since Marj had to leave early in the morning to head to her family's house in Branford. We couldn't leave out a trip to Kitchen Little, so BJ took her there on Monday morning before they left.
We want more visits like this, although it really made us miss all of our friends and family that aren't nearby. Come see us soon!
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