Monday, May 26, 2008

Memorial Day Weekend

We decided to forgo our usual plans of travelling to the Cape for Memorial Day weekend to stay in Boston. It was quite relaxing to be home and not have to fight the tourists to get down to Eric's parent's home. On Saturday, we travelled up to Marblehead for Connor Gyllenborg's 1st birthday! The rest of the weekend we just stuck around Charlestown and got some stuff done around the house....rearranged rooms/furniture and spent some time at the park with Hampton and with our friends the Smith's and their 6mos old daugher, Ella. The weather was gorgeous - it got into the 80s in Boston on Memorial Day. Also, HH is 10 months old as of Memorial Day!

The John Harvard Park/Playground is about a 1/2 block away from our house. Now that the weather is nice, it has become Hampton's new stomping grounds.


Hampton showing his respect for Capt. Tek

Our landscaping is done for the summer! (window boxes)


View of the Bunker Hill Monument from our front steps (and the Warren Tavern in the forground). The Monument is the landmark of our city "beach"


Setting up camp with the Smiths on Memorial Day at Bunker Hill Monument - fitting locale for Memorial Day!


A view of some of the Boston Sky Line from Bunker Hill



Marin and Erin on the unofficial "first day of summer" 2008!


Eric, Hampton, Ella and Brian hanging out at the monument




Hampton liked his new tent!

Hampton and Ella Jane sharing toys


After we spent the day at "the beach" the Smith's came over and we did what Americans do on Memorial Day....grilled up some burgers and had some beers. Aside from the Sox getting swept in Oakland, it was a great weekend all around!

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