Saturday we checked out of the condo and were relieved to see we got a 5 star guest rating even with the setting off the fire alarm event. We hauled our stuff -- 4 check in and 3 carry on and a stroller -- through the subway and got off at the Wonderland stop. Love the name and that it was just a couple minutes to Paul Revere Beach! Ryan was there waiting for us and we were able to set our luggage in the back of his mini van and have a fun filled day enjoying the beach, including an International Sand Castle Competition. K has vowed never to eat clam chowder again after the children made an "aquarium" with crabs, snails, and clams on the beach. They also loved boogie boarding and how shallow the beach was so they could go far out. All 3 of my older ones said their beach day was their favorite day. We stayed so long we ended up eating at Friendly's on the way to the S. family's house, where we would stay the rest of the trip. Let me tell you, you could not ask for a better family to stay with! They could not have been more kind and thoughtful and they did so much for us.
The next day was Sunday and we actually made it on time to Sacrament meeting almost half an hour away at what would have only been 7am in CO. Proof we had moved to Eastern Standard Time for sure. After lunch at their home, we set out for Lexington & Concord (and Minuteman National Historic Park). D soaked up the military stuff and we all enjoyed spending a nice afternoon outdoors doors in such lovely and peaceful places.
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