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Exploring Boston!

How does a family of four get around a busy city like Boston?  On their super cool cargo bike!
Cambridge has a lot of fun festivals.  The boys enjoyed the Cambridge Arts River Festival a few weeks ago.
We also really enjoyed the Chinese Dragon Boat festival earlier this summer as well.  
The Boston Public Gardens is so beautiful.   Here are the boys in front of a statue of George Washington.
Another picture from the Public Gardens with the famous Swan Boats in the background.  
You can't tour Boston without seeing something about the Pilgrims!  
Boston also has some amazing parks that we all really enjoy!
Another wonderful thing about Boston is that my best friend and college roommate, Jill, is nearby when she visits her family.
Best friends since 1999!
Jill's sister lives right on a lake in NH and the boys had a great time swimming, fishing, and boating!
James and Jill's nephew took the paddle boat out too!
One of our friends here invited us camping, so we went camping!  It ended up being 3 moms (one of whom was 8 months pregnant) and 6 kids (5 of them boys) on a wonderful camping adventure in Southern RI.  
The kids were great and had a blast.
S'mores... Yum, Yum!

 Boston really knows how to celebrate the 4th of July!  We enjoyed hearing the Boston Pops and see the magnificent fireworks display right on MIT campus.

We had to have an ice cream cone - of course!

Truly the best fireworks display I have ever seen!
 James finished outdoor track just last week.  He really enjoyed the season and performed really well.
James' favorite event is the long jump!
James won a first place medal in the long jump at one meet!
At another meet he won 1st in the 100m, 2nd in the 200m, and 5th in the standing long jump!
James is the leader of the pack!
Another race showing James up front!
James won 1st place in the 100m and in the 200m!  His friend and teammate was a very close second in both races!


Enjoying the summer with the boys!

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