Over the River and through the woods...

We are now officially at Grandma's for 4 WEEKS! Wow, that is a lot of time! We are excited. I promised my husband I would end him pictures everyday. I had some problems with the technology, so a post is the best I can do for now.

We had a great flight with an eventful night the first day. My active little #1 learned the beauty of crawling out of her pack n' play. She continued to perfect that trick until 1:30 in the morning until I finally put her in bed with me and called it a night. She was still up at least an hour after that. It amazing what 4 hours on a plane plus airport time, a box of Junior Mints, a bag of Swedish Fish, some fruit snacks, and some healthier snacks in between can do to a 22 month old. From the Words of Lilly (Lilly and the Purple Plastic Purse, by Kevin Henkes), "Wow, that's just about all I could say, wow!"

Here are some pics of our travel day. So far our trip is great, though as #2 commented a day before we left, "I will be missing dad when we are on the plane." Once we were up in the air, he did not forget, on our second flight he looked over at me and said, "Mom, I am missing Dad now", Me too Buddy!

The Red Sox are coming! The Red Sox are coming!

My son and I enjoyed a lovely Patriots day a couple of Monday's ago. For those who do not know and have never experienced a Patriot's Day, you are missing out. Patriot's Day falls on the 3rd Monday in April. This year it fell on April 19th, the same day that the battle in Lexington and Concord and the Shot heard 'round the World first occurred. (Note: this holiday is only celebrated in Massachusetts and Maine, but I think I will honor it for the rest of my life, it is a great day to be a Patriot!) Better than it falling on the same day, we also had the exact same weather on the night before and the morning of the 19th, that was pretty cool.

We woke up at 3:50 and drove to Lexington to see the reenactment of the Battle in Lexington. It started at 5:45 in the morning and lasted about 20 minutes or less. We were able to get up very close and see everything. And to top it off, while we were waiting for the battle to start, we were able to listen to an actor that told the group we were sitting with all about the battle and what led up to it and pretty much everything he knew about the colonists and the pilgrims among other things. It was great!

On the way home, my son and I were talking about the battle and how the colonists were fighting the Red Coats (the "bad guys" in 3 year old terms). He turned to me and said, "Mom, I think they were fighting the Red Sox". He thought that was pretty funny, and called them the Red Sox for the rest of the day.

We had a wonderful Patriot's Day! There are a lot more things to attend on Patriot's Day, parades, The Boston Marathon, more reenactments, and memorials all over Boston, but we had a great time just visiting Lexington. If you decide you want to come visit this wonderful city, the third Monday in April is a wonderful time to be here!