Next, we headed west to see the Lexington Green...
...the Old North Bridge in Concord...
...and the Battle Road museum. Isn't this kid cute?
I also had to show them the beautiful Boston temple.
On Monday we did something that Preston was looking forward to all week. We hit Six Flags New England with my friend Victoria. There are some pretty awesome roller coasters. We did have a funny incident where two different groups of people tried to cut in line in front of us. The school teacher in front of us flagged down security and got them kicked out of line. They were a little mad.
Preston takes after Uncle Paco in his love of Batman.
All summer long, an area of the gardens were blocked off because the swans were nesting. Every time I came into the city, I would go check to see if the eggs had hatched yet. Well, our boat driver told us that the eggs are never going to hatch because both of the swans are females! 
Poor swans that think they are going to hatch. They are even typically protective. One of the swans chased this duck halfway across the large pond. It was funny because the duck was swimming as fast as he could and the bigger swan just glided gracefully along.
We still had part of the Freedom Trail to finish. Luckily, the part in the North End. We went to an Italian (of course) restaurant for lunch. Preston thought it was so fancy that he said to make sure to take his brother Ethan there when he comes. No trip to the North End is complete without pastries, so we stopped at Modern Pastry. Jess also made us pick things up from the Flour Bakery that she had seen on the Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
It was so much fun to be able to share this city I love with my family. Ironically, when I asked Preston was his favorite part of the trip was, he said the beach and Six Flags. So much for learning about history!
Preston takes after Uncle Paco in his love of Batman. Preston had so much fun, he did his happy dance for us.
Tuesday, we started off with a Swan boat ride in the Public Garden. It was a lovely, relaxing ride.
Tuesday, we started off with a Swan boat ride in the Public Garden. It was a lovely, relaxing ride.
All summer long, an area of the gardens were blocked off because the swans were nesting. Every time I came into the city, I would go check to see if the eggs had hatched yet. Well, our boat driver told us that the eggs are never going to hatch because both of the swans are females! Poor swans that think they are going to hatch. They are even typically protective. One of the swans chased this duck halfway across the large pond. It was funny because the duck was swimming as fast as he could and the bigger swan just glided gracefully along.
We still had part of the Freedom Trail to finish. Luckily, the part in the North End. We went to an Italian (of course) restaurant for lunch. Preston thought it was so fancy that he said to make sure to take his brother Ethan there when he comes. No trip to the North End is complete without pastries, so we stopped at Modern Pastry. Jess also made us pick things up from the Flour Bakery that she had seen on the Throwdown with Bobby Flay. 
It was so much fun to be able to share this city I love with my family. Ironically, when I asked Preston was his favorite part of the trip was, he said the beach and Six Flags. So much for learning about history!
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