Boston - Day 3

Another day of WALKING. Holy moly. Since there was no T line that went over to the Franklin Park Zoo, we took a Lyft after the morning rain stopped. The zoo itself was pretty underwhelming, but we made the most of it. (Nothing compares to the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle!) 

After the zoo, we took another Lyft to the complete opposite part of "town" for the Harvard Museum of Natural History. For some reason, I thought this would be really boring for the kids, but it was actually a really neat museum. I put the kids in charge of finding us lunch nearby, and we got to explore quite a bit of the Harvard campus. Their summer school was in session, so lots of students out and about. 

Friday night's entertainment was game two of the Red Sox / Yankees series. What an atmosphere! We did some pre-gaming and shopping, and then headed inside. There aren't many places more magical than Fenway...I had the biggest smile on my face and I loved sharing this place with the kids. Randy was not as enthused, being a die-hard Yankees fan. ;)  However, he was a good sport. We got to see Tolle pitch, and what a game he had! It was an amazing night with a big W!

It's what the kids do, right?

Apparently we were right in line with the TV view for left-handed batters and made TV like 50 times? Who knew!!

Happy Early Birthday to Meeeee

Earlier this year when my parents told me they would be out of the country for my birthday, the first thing out of my mouth was "well, you had better get on my birthday present then, because I would really like a Red Sox corn hole set."  We discussed the preferred design/logo here and there, but the end result blew me away. Talk about perfection!! Thanks to my family for tackling this project - you know I LOVE IT!

 

Boston to the World Series!!

Hell yes - it's a good day to be a Boston Red Sox fan!

Seattle With Carter - Day 2

We woke up early the second day to hit the pavement yet again. There was a tiny bit of rain, which actually worked in our favor at our first stop:  Woodland Park Zoo

 

 

 

 

 

I have to say, this zoo is AMAZING. It's huge, the animals have AMPLE room to move around.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Lunch?

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah, NO.  And see the live one behind the frame? Freely crawling around. See ya.

 

 After almost three hours (!!) at the zoo, I told Carter we really needed to head out, catch the bus, and get to our next stops:  Pacific Science Center and the Space Needle.

 

 

Carter had a blast at the Pac Science Center. There were so many exhibits that sparked his interest. We could have spent an entire day there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

After Pac Science Center, we went next door to the Space Needle and waited our turn to head to the very top.

 

 

 

 

Elliott Bay from the top. 

 

 

 

 Downtown Seattle from the top.

 

 

After the Space Needle, we went back to the hotel for a power nap. Once the alarm went off, we were right back to exploring. We meandered through Pike Market again before heading down to game #2.

 

 

 

We ended up taking a bike-pulled trailer, which was a lot of fun.

 

I paid some serious money to get us super close for game #2. We got there early enough to watch batting practice, and Big Papi put on quite the show!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since it was fleet night, there was a jet fly-over following the National Anthem. So cool!

 

 

 

 

 

 

These two pictures are truly the only pictures I need from this trip. Carter's enthusiasm for the game of baseball was so tangible the second game.....we had a blast!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the game, we walked around CenturyLink because Carter is obsessed with the Seahawks. Of course, he wanted pictures with his two man crushes, Russell Wilson and Richard Sherman.  ;)

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am SO GLAD I had the opportunity to take Carter on this adventure. I hope it's something he remembers his entire life. I know I sure had a great couple of days with my little man.