Visitors!!

We are really excited to have family visiting this week. Jennifer's Mom, Aunt Kathy and sister-in-law Amber came in early Thursday morning. We have really been enjoying their company. While they may say they came up to see me and Jennifer we all know why they are here......to see Kenzie!

With pictures like this I can't really blame them!

I took a couple of days off so I could spend some time with everyone-

We started off by walking around the city to see a few of our favorite places.....

Starting out the day just outside our apartment

Notice the jackets- it was about 65 degrees when we left out in the morning. 

We had to walk through one of the most beautiful places in Boston, the public gardens.

The public gardens were founded in 1837 as the first planned botanical gardens in the United States of America.










Here are some beautiful pictures from our walk......

View of Boston skyline from public gardens

The lake has numerous pedal powered "Swan Boats". These boats are
nearly 130 years old and were made famous in the children's book
"Make Way for Ducklings".

This island in the lake was once connected to the main park. I was curious
about its history and found that "the site became so popular with lovers
that the city forester decided to sever the connection with the land."
Wasn't expecting that one!!

We also walked down Charles Street. One of the oldest and most historic streets in Boston. It's lined with great antique shops, boutiques and restaurants

Kathy enjoying a fresh pastry after lunch

We ended the day with a walk down to Faneuil Hall also known as Quincy Market-

Picture obtained online because mine didn't turn out!

Faneuil Hall has been a marketplace and a meeting hall since 1742. It was the site of several speeches by Samuel Adams, James Otis, and others encouraging independence from Great Britain, and is now part of Boston National Historical Park and a well known stop on the Freedom Trail. It is sometimes referred to as "the Cradle of Liberty". Courtesy of Wikipedia.

There are hundreds of shops, restaurants and street performers surrounding Faneuil Hall. Kenzie was very excited to be serenaded by a very talented singer!

We finished off the afternoon with some great seafood including scallops and lobster. Below you can see Mrs. Peg enjoying the day's catch!!

Me, Amber and Kenzie with Faneuil Hall in the background

Kenzie had to have a bath after a long day in the city....

After just a few minutes in Nana's arms, Kenzie was out for the night!

Just had to add this great picture of Nana and Kenzie. I think they are enjoying each other....

More to come later including Wicked, Little Italy and more Lobster!!

Will update soon,

Ashley