Boston in the Fall

After our trip to Utah, we flew off to Boston to visit Elizabeth! We jam packed a lot of fun into just a few days!
Sight seeing was fun. Here we are just down the street from the Old North Church where they hung two lanterns. "Two if by sea!"

And a quick trip to Paul Revere's house. We also visited the Longfellow home in Cambridge where George Washington lived during the Revolutionary War.

Isabelle requested a trip to the Boston Public Gardens to see the "Make Way for Ducklings" statue. Here Scott and I are with all our little ducklings (except Anne who was taking the picture!)

Then off to a tour of the Freedom Trail. This was the third time Elizabeth and I have done this tour. We learned something new every time. As we would walk along the tour guide held this flag so we could easily follow him. When he would stop to talk he kept asking Izzie to hold it for him. This picture is taken in the Granary Burying Ground where Paul Revere, Sam Adams, John Hancock, and the people slain in the Boston Massacre were all buried.

The North End of Boston has the BEST Italian food. My sister Laura and her husband Dan came down from New Hampshire to dine with us. We stopped at Mike's pastries for cannolis afterwards. Yum! (We also tried Modern pastries a few days later. I like that one even better!)

We planned our trip because of MIT's family weekend! We spent much of the weekend on campus following Elizabeth to classes (Cosmology, Physics, Western Music). We were amazed at the things she was learning! During her cosmology class the professor would write long equations on the board, and then turn and say, "This is pretty straightforward." Charlie got to attend a class with Elizabeth's friend. It was all about creating droid apps. Apparently, he cornered the professor afterwards with all sorts of questions. :) We also had lunch with a Nobel Laureate....

juggled with the MIT juggling club....

went to a magic show performed by a Chemistry professor...

and went to a concert with all 10 of MIT's acapella groups. Fantastic!

We promised our kids a lobster dinner!

And best of all, we met many of Elizabeth's friends. This is Ami! She sang with one of the acapella groups

We were invited to one of Elizabeth's famous game nights while we were there. We had so much fun playing Nertz, Bang, and May I with many of Elizabeth's friends. We lost track of the time and played games until 2:00 in the morning.

It was a trip we will never forget! These last two pictures are inside a brand new statue on MIT called the Alchemist. Seems fitting for our adventures at MIT!