Boston Road Trip Pictures

In the car and ready to go. Yes, they are already eating.

Mom is still in a pretty good mood, despite leaving about 2 hours "late". I like road trips.

Granny and Grandpa Charlot meet Ethan for the first time.

Best toy ever!
Ethan played with this for almost an hour while Firmin and the other kids watched an OmniMax movie at the Boston Museum of Science

For Brianna's birthday, we went to Friendly's and got a 12 scoop sundae to share. Yum! The girls on the right and left are Brianna and Alexander's cousins (Firmin's sister's kids). We stayed at their house and all the children had a blast together.

I-93 as it goes under the city.
This is the result of The Big Dig, which began when Firmin and I were still living in Boston and is very nearly finished. This is what $14.6 billion dollars looks like!

The more scenic result is the park/greenway below, where the ugly, elevated highway supports used to be. The North End and Downtown seem much more a part of the same city now.

We were walking the Freedom Trail this day. The splash fountians were a big help for the kids who were starting to feel hot and tired! This was one of only 2 warm sunny days while we were there.

Dinner at Granny's restaurant after our day in the city. The couple in the mural above are Firmin's parents. (His dad's head is cut off in this pic!)

Alexander, hamming it up with his cousin Chrismin (nicknamed Caillou), who spent a few days with us at Linda's. The boys had fun together and got along great.

One of the highlights of the trip home was our last pit stop at Cabela's, a *huge* sporting goods store and tourist destination all in one. The kids enjoyed climbing on the big statue of wrestling bears.