Monday, May 24, 2010

Boston STAYcation

Mark's last final was on May 4th, and his graduation wasn't until the 16th. So...what does a small family do in that time before relatives arrive for graduation celebrations that doesn't cost too much money? They have a STAYcation, of course!

We were originally hoping to go to New York City at that time, but our friend that we were going to stay with was unable to have us that week. So we decided to postpone the NYC trip and have some fun doing things here in Boston that we hadn't really done before...or for a long time anyways. We drove out to the tip of Cape Cod and browsed most of the museums and visitors' centers all along the coastline.

We tried to stop for lunch, but the first two places we tried were closed for the lunch hours! What? Who's ever heard of that? Well, we kept looking and eventually found a place to stop. We decided to eat in a barn!!

We drove out to the very tip to enjoy the beaches. It was a pretty breezy that day, so it wasn't a very nice day for beach fun, but we still wanted to see the water. This was Canon's first trip to the beach, however short that may have been... and no playing in the sand this time. It was a beautiful beach, and I could see that it would be super busy if the weather were better. Mark just had to wade out into the water... I say he's CRAZY!!
We also were able to venture out far enough to see some lighthouses. These were actually the first lighthouses I'd ever seen.

I know that we walked all the way down to the Boston Garden and took pictures with the Make Way for Ducklings statues, but I honestly don't remember what we did with the other days. We enjoyed just having time off to be together as a family. This was a rare week for us when Mark didn't have to study for anything and neither of us had to go to work. That week passed by way too quickly!!

1 comment:

Sandra said...

Look like fun. You can really hear the wind in the video. I got your message on my blog about him starting a practice in Utah. You'll have to let us know when everyone is settled in.