Northeast Summer Vacation- Bar Harbor/Acadia (Part 3)

We drove the four hours to Bar Harbor and arrived around lunch time. It was pouring rain the entire drive so it was a good travel day! We were all starving so we walked across the street to West Street Cafe to grab some lunch.  We had heard blueberries were very fresh in Maine so I got the Blueberry Mojito and Michael got the Blueberry Ale. Both were so good!

After a delicious lunch we checked into our hotel and were absolutely amazed at our room. The view was gorgeous! There was also a hot tub that overlooked the water on our patio. We were so excited!

Our hotel is a member of the swim club next door, so we decided to go check out the pool. It was a little cloudy and rainy, but we decided to brave the weather any way. We saw a gorgeous rainbow!

Caitie testing out the kiddie pool

The pool was a little chilly, but we all enjoyed the hot tub. 

We headed back to our room to get dressed and head out to dinner. But first we had to test out our private hot tub. We were pretty excited to come back after dinner and stargaze too!

We walked in downtown Bar Harbor and found a spot to eat at Testa's. It had been a long day and Caitie fell asleep at dinner. 

We were excited to start exploring Acadia National Park tomorrow morning. 

Northeast Summer Vacation- Boston (Part 2)

We started Sunday morning with a Duck Boat tour of Boston. Our guide was SO funny and we spent the entire time laughing. It was a really fun tour!

The kids had a turn to drive the pink bus through the water. 

After the duck boat tour we walked over to Buttermilk and Bourbon for a Sunday morning brunch. It was delicious. Next we headed to Fenway Park for another baseball game. This time we were in the shade next to the green monster and it made such a huge difference! We loved our experience this time. It definitely matters where you sit at this ballpark!

We went back to the hotel to swim and eat and pack up to head to Maine in the morning! We had such a fun time in Boston!

Northeast Summer Vacation - Boston (Part 1)

We made a last minute decision to go to the Northeast after our Omaha and Badlands trip was cancelled this summer. We were planning to start the vacation with a week in Boston and then head to Maine for the rest of the week. The kids were so excited to check off a couple more states on their map!

We took a really late flight on Friday night and arrived in Boston around 1am. The kids all did great on the trip and the little three slept most of the way. The next morning, we slept in a little and then headed to our 11am tour of the Freedom Trail.  The tour guides are dressed in authentic attire and covered a lot of information! It was SO hot and was record breaking temps in Boston that weekend. The tour was a little long for the kids and they lost interest in the heat. Hopefully they retained a few facts!

After the tour we had lunch reservations at the oldest restaurant in America, the Union Oyster House. 

 We were lucky enough to sit at the JFK table where JFK frequently dined. 

Everything we ate was really good. We had to try the Boston Cream Pie for dessert. It was delicious!

After lunch we headed to the Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park. We were a little worried about the parking and decided to take the subway. It was the first time the kids had taken the subway and they were not impressed. It was hot, crowded and pretty slow. We just used it as a reason to teach about public transportation! 

The Boston Red Sox were playing the Toronto Blue Jays. The boys were so excited to see a new ball park. We happened to be right in the sun at the hottest point of the day. The sun was so bright it was a little tough to see the game. 

It was so sunny and bright! The ice cream melted in about 5 seconds and got everywhere! 

We were drenched and decided to spend most of our time doing all of the fun kids activities in the concourse where it was shady and cooler. The kids met Wally and Tessie, the Red Sox mascots. Wally didn't like Peyton's shirt and decided to cover it up. Ha!

Peyton and Conor tried out the batting simulator and thought it was pretty cool. 

Every time Conor would hit a home run he would point to the sky and do a little dance. He was cracking me up!

While the boys were hitting in the simulator and testing their pitching speed, Caitie waited patiently in line to get a balloon. She was so proud of it!

It was a little hot for our first visit to Fenway Park, but we still had a blast!

We headed back to the hotel and walked to Tony C's, which is a sports bar overlooking the water.  We had a delicious dinner and then all crashed at the hotel! It was a fun first day in Boston!