Boston, Massachusetts

Our fifth and final night was spent in Boston.

The hotel gave the boys lobsters, which had to go with us everywhere through Boston

We had a bit of daylight left to walk around the city before heading to a delicious seafood dinner.

In the Public Gardens of "Make Way for Ducklings" fame

Statue of George Washington in the Public Gardens

Our hotel was too nice to have a free breakfast, much to the boys' dismay. They really enjoyed the automatic pancake makers at the previous hotels, but they made do with donuts from Dunkin Donuts (they were everywhere in New England).

The U.S.S. Constitution from afar--Elijah had been reading books on it and building it out of blocks, so it was disappointing to have it closed

 We spent the morning walking parts of the Freedom Trail.

The Old North Church

 And visited Paul Revere's home.

Then, exhausted, it was time to grab our bags and head to the airport.

The boys continued to be fabulous travelers. On the second flight, Josiah quietly played and played with playdough until he got so sleepy that I dimmed the lights and rubbed his back for 30 seconds before he fell asleep.

We all had a lovely time. The boys were great travelers and sleeping in the hotels went better than I'd anticipated. Almost a month later, Dustin is still reading Revolutionary War books for the bedtime stories and the boys play Revolutionary War almost everyday.