Swan Boat and the Freedom Trail

Our first day in Boston, Monday May 27th, we woke up and took the subway to Boston Common.  There we took a ride on the Swan Boats.  It was a leisurely ride where we saw swans, turtles and baby ducks.

After the Swan Boat Ride we began following the narrow red brick path otherwise known as the Freedom Trail through Boston.  We saw where Benjamin Franklin started the first public school, Park Street Church,  Kings Church the first Anglican Church in the Colonies, the Old South Meeting House where the Boston Tea Party all began, and the The Old State House built in 1713.

 The site where the first public school was.  It is still a school, but has moved sites.

Park Street Church, Old South Meeting House, Kings Church

Kids at a climbing on a light post outside of our lunch stop.

Church Sites

Sunday we visited the Joseph Smith Sr Farmstead and the Sacred Grove along with the Hill Cumorah Visitor Center and Monument.  In the log cabin Hyrum, Eric, and Zachary were able to participate in the presentation and help explain what happened there and how it prepared Joseph Smith to ask and receive and answer.  We then walked through the Sacred Grove.  It was very peaceful and I enjoyed my time there.  After our walk we went to the Visitor Center at the Hill Cumorah.  We had fun exploring the video presentations and then listened to the presentation with the Christus Statue.  We then drove to the top to see the monument.  We saw some young adults who had climbed to the top and were grateful we chose to drive.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Saturday, May 25,2019, we got up and spent the day at Cuyahoga Valley National Park.  It is Ohio's only national park and we had an enjoyable day.  We spent the morning going on a quest through the Ledges.  It was a series of clues that led us on a discovery through some awesome rock formations.  We got to see the bottom of them and then be on the plateau they formed on top.  The majority of the hike was in the shade, so it was quite enjoyable.

 The afternoon we took a ride on the Cuyahoga Valley Railroad.  It went south through the park and was a calm afternoon.  When we finished our ride we went and saw Brandywine Falls which was beautiful!

Brandywine Falls

May Time Fun!!

Our first experience with sprinklers outside.  It was a success.

Sabrina posing with her brother Eric, in the doctor's office, and the washing machine.

Wendy posing with her artwork at school, her wonderful mother, and her amazing 4th grade teacher Mrs. Meyer.

We had a very wet spring!  A few times the kids took advantage of the storms and got out and played.  They were a wet, fun, mess.

 

 Beautiful Indiana 😃😄

Choir Concerts

Spring brought choir concerts for both Eric and Wendy.  The first concert was compositions that the 4th grade classes did themselves.  Wendy's class song was entitled  "Bark the Shark"  Eric's final 6th grade concert was wonderful.  They preformed some songs that they had done for judges earlier in the semester and had implemented their suggestions, as well as new songs.  The final concert was the Boone Meadow Singers of which Wendy was a part.  All concerts were fun.  It was great to see Eric and Wendy involved and to support them as a family.

Eric is on the front row 4th from the right.

Wendy is right in the middle of the photo.  2nd row 4th from the left.

Mother's Day

My family treated me like royalty on Mother's Day.  They let me have a great nap and then proceeded to present me with gifts and cards that were thoughtful.  I got some fun socks, homemade frames, gorgeous flowers both for the table and to have outside.

Easter

The girl's Easter Outfits

Wendy with her friends Adeline and Charlee

 Easter was low key and fun.  We spent the time remembering our Savior at home on a rainy weekend.  The following weekend we participated in an Easter Egg Hunt that a couple in the ward hosts.  It was a lot of fun and the kids enjoyed all the candies and toys they collected.