Comments: A Day in Boston with Family
March 9, 2008 04:00:11 PM posted by Nonna What a wonderful and exciting day you all had! Museum exhibits, games, fun climbing and making things, experimenting. Lunch with Nonno and then fun in the pool. Wow!! You two are so lucky!! xxoo
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March 2nd 2008
A Day in Boston with Family
We got to Nonno's hotel at around 10:00 this morning and met him, Uncle Matt, and Caitlin, in the hotel room and then got ready to go to the Boston Children's Museum. (Thanks Uncle Matt for getting the tickets). This first thing the girls wanted to try when we got there was this very interesting climber thing. Both Abby and Zoë were a bit unsure at first, but then Abby forged ahead and had to convince Zoë to follow along. This climber went straight up and let out two floors up. It was all visible and while Daddy and Nonno stayed down to guide the girls to start, the rest of us went up one flight of stairs to encourage the girls as they went. Then we rushed up the next set of stairs and met them at the let out. There were a couple of times that Abby had to wait or back up to help Zoë out, but once they got to the end Zoë was really happy that she'd done it and proud of herself. We started on the top floor and worked our way down. The girls got to make little boats to bring home in a construction area (even using the saw!), they got to try another climber and sat in the construction vehicles. There were wet exhibits and bubble fun as well as some t.v. character related places.
After seeing everything we went for a lunch at a little restaurant at South station. After lunch Caitlin had to catch the subway train home to tend to Sage and the rest of us went back to the hotel room for a nap. Some gourmet cookies had been delivered to the room while we were out, as well as a fruit basket and once the girls were up from nap they dug in. Same as last year, Abby decided not to have a cookie, after sitting with it for a while, and just wanted to munch the fruit. Zoë ate about half her cookie and then took to the fruit as well. After some relaxing we got ready to go down to the pool and swam a while. Once the girls were chattering away, we got out and went up to get rinsed and warmed in the shower and then had some more down time.
Uncle Matt had to leave to catch his train home so we said good-bye to him and then after a while we went downstairs for dinner. We sat in the bar type area off of the restaurant and sat in big cozy chairs and bench seats. Abby and Zoë shared a gnocci dish with me and really liked it. They also both got their own shirly temples to drink and thought that was pretty cool. They started saying the funniest things and just being very dramatic. Abby was thanking Nonno for ordering the food and for this and for that, saying it all as if she belonged in high society. We finished up and then got two sleepy girls and one very sleepy Mommy ready to go. Nonno went down to the garage with us and got some goodies out of his trunk he'd brought up from New Jersey with him. He gave giddy Abby and a teary-eyed Zoë hugs and sent us on our way. We all had a great day and the girls just loved every minute of it. Thank you Nonno Ernie for a very special day.
Abby @ 4 years, 2 months, 19 days
Zoë @ 4 years, 2 months, 19 days
Enzo expected in 6 months, 21 days
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