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Visiting Boston

Last week I got to go visit my son and his family in the Boston area. They had a new baby about a month ago and invited me to come help out for a few days. I was glad to get to see my little grandson and granddaughter and see their mom and dad taking good care of them. It's hard work to raise little children! My main help was keeping my little grandson entertained while his dad worked and his mom took care of the new baby. It was really fun to get to spend time being a grandma. It is really so much easier and more fun. My little grandson enjoyed trying out my toothbrush he found in my backpack.
The weather was not ideal--Boston isn't usually a destination people visit in the winter. (I recently read that British soldiers sometimes froze to death while standing guard duty the winter they spent in Boston). But we were able to get out some. The first day, I took the little boy out to the beach where he enjoyed throwing rocks in the water. I should have let him do that longer because we didn't really have a good opportunity again. They live right next to a cove but the tide is frequently out and the weather didn't always work out to enjoy it. On Saturday I took him to the Salem Witch Museum which unfortunately I can't recommend. But we enjoyed the gift shop a lot. 






That afternoon, Garrett took me out for a lobster roll and fish and chips and we got to see a little more of the coastline.



The baby doesn't actually cry that much--just when I want to get a picture!

On Sunday I visited my brother and his family who live a little more than an hour away. My brother has some acreage and has big plans for an apple orchard on his land. I got to go to church with them. It was fun to visit with them. 









On Monday, I visited Topsfield like I blogged about, and then we visited Walmart to check out the toys. I bought him some blocks to enjoy playing with at home. 





That afternoon we took another walk on the beach but it was pretty windy and cold. 







Tuesday was even colder. The wind was severe and the temperatures bitter. So we visited Target's toy section and he had a good time checking out their toys. 






After lunch, he went down for a nap and I had to leave to go to the airport to fly home. I was sad to say goodbye but hopefully we'll see them again soon!







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