Old Plymouth and NEWport and lots of Rain

Plymouth Rock



Rock on!



Speaking of rocks.... the kids collected these rocks in Salem and gave them each a name; Phillip, Joe, Kevin, Steve, and a small one named Pyrite.  We found a special spot for their rocks in our rental car, underneath the stereo.



It got a little chilly, so I felt a Boston souvenir (sweat shirt) was in order.





Oh. And, it was free donut day at Dunkin' Donuts, so we had to indulge again.



On to Newport......

When we stepped foot into Newport, guess what welcomed us?  A big OL' laundromat sign.  Cute of them.  I don't think we'll ever see a sign like this in our life with our correct spellings.



The sweatshirts we bought 2hr ago also covered maximum head protection from the rain when we arrived at our rented cottage.



Go away rain!



We loved our house! They were great people to rent from, it was walking distance to everything --downtown, the warf, the mansions, and the cliff walk. Perfect for morning runs and a refreshing walk.





And perfect for Brian and Cassandra's dog Cosi.



And sunsets



The kids were perfectly content playing with legos all day. They didn't want to go anywhere.



part 2....

No Witches and no Hitches

We stopped in on the House of 7 Gables. We watched the boats sail on the water and took a drive up the coast. We came across yet, another street: BECKET



We watched the boats sail on the water and took a drive up the coast. We came across yet, another street: BECKET



Had lunch on the dock.



And then we later joined Brian and Cassandra in Concord and Lexington.

We completed the day with a cushion house in the hotel.

Summer Vacation Before School's Out

Why not ditch school a little earlier? When you can see summer just over the horizon you gotta jump in and make a big splash.  Especially, when it involves Boston, Newport, and Pennsylvania. That's what we did.  Mat had a conference in Newport, RI and it just so happens to be close to Boston, where my fabulous brother lives! We took the whole troop, even Grandma Rexine.



One layover in California, and grandma was prepared.  Look what she pulled out of her Mary Poppin's bag.



We made it to my brother's after a long red eye.  I told the kids that in Boston there was a Dunkin Donuts on every corner. We celebrated by having it for breakfast. AND, instead of slug bug, we played "Hurts Don-ut." Get it?Out of the blue my mom would slug me. It would catch me by surprise every time.



We started off with the duck tour. It's high on the touristy list of things to do and it was a way to see Boston by bus and by water.



It was fun to see the sites with Captain Jack, but I'm afraid the jet lag caught up to my girls.  I paid $20 for this girl to have a nap and the other to doze off now and then.  They were so tired. As for the rest of us, we absorbed the  facts.  Did you know that Boston has the largest Apple store? Becket also got to drive the boat, well, when our bus was a boat.



Here we are in the reflection of this glass building.



Met up with Brian for lunch.  Becket was spacey crazy (jetlag effects everyone differently), so I told him to go outside until he got his wiggles out.  He was entertaining everybody through the window.



Then we were off to walk the Freedom Trail.



Follow the red brick road to Harris street!







Salem to come.....

Warheads Discussion in Church

Scene: Church

Becket says in a whisper yet, not so whisper: "Mom, I've eaten a warhead before."

Mic: "And you lived to tell about it? Those candies are pretty sour"

Becket: "Yeah! Well, I did cry two tears, but then I was okay."

This is Becket we are talking about and he doesn't lie. You get the complete honest truth.