Friday, April 24, 2009

BOSTON - DAY 1


Downtown cathedral



Boston Commons- oldest park in the country since 1634



Weeping willow in the Public Garden



The Duck Tour goes off-road into the river



Jon and Sarah on the Duck Tour



A view of Boston from the Charles River



The Garden- home of the Celtics and Bruins



Boston's State House or Capitol Building



Hanging at the marathon convention



Jen gets her bib



Julie gets her bib



The girls discuss marathon strategy



Sarah with the Hoyt family



Julie poses with the Hoyts



Jen also gets in one with the Hoyts


BOSTON- DAY 2


Mike narrates the Freedom Trail Tour for the paparazzi



Walking through Granary Burial Ground founded 1660 where John Hancock, Paul Revere and Mother Goose are all buried



Paul Revere's tombstone



Mike continues pointing out interesting facts on the Freedom Trail



The Old State House now dwarfed by skyscrapers. The Boston Massacre occurred just outside this building



Jen and Darek in Faneuil Hall where speeches on Independence were given in the 1700s



USS Constitution "Old Ironsides" navy ship built 1797

Where's the camera?


Mike and Cami pose by the Paul Revere statue



City of Boston from atop the Bunker Hill monument



Bunker Hill monument



Dinner at the oldest American restaurant 1826- the Union Oyster House



Love the oysters and Lobster

BOSTON - DAY 3


Taking the subway to Fenway Park



Jen, Julie and Sarah



Sarah and Steve at Fenway



Jen shows off her new fake tattoo



Go Red Sox!




The Green Monster in left field


Mike, Cami, Sarah and Jon enjoying the game



The great view from our seats



Clowning around after the Sox beat the Orioles 2-1



Outside Fenway Park



Jon, Sarah and Jen after the game



Cute sisters sporting their team hats



The Davids, Almeidas and Hoffs at KingFish Hall

Monday, April 20, 2009

BOSTON MARATHON- LAST DAY


Sarah, Jen, Julie and Cami at 7am before the race



Jen is in the top right-hand corner



Julie waves to us



Sarah is in the blue shirt in the middle



Cami and Julie pose right after the race



SILLY PICTURES IN BOSTON


Wife swap on the Duck Tour



Darek with his women



A moment of deep reflection



Another spouse swap. Sarah and erect Darek did not get the memo



It was just for fun, so don't get any weird ideas



Mixing it up even more


Our version of Jim's little person

Darek and I riding the Swan Boat while the girls were running.

You know what Darek is thinking.....'this is the coolest thing I have done all weekend'

Sarah is sad that the ride was closed but even more sad to leave Boston