Boston or Bust!

The three little Wiggy's spent Labor day weekend laboring, uh-hem, relaxing in Boston with our awesome friends from Cambridge, Christa and Rob. The weather was beautiful, despite predictions of a hurricane (Jim called it Tropical Cough Earl) and we had such a great time.

Talmage loved hanging out with these two, especially because they spoiled him rotten with attention! He would say their names (if bribed) and we loved the emphasis he put on the "b" in Rob. Jim and I pretty much kicked up our feet the whole time we were there, those two are the heroes!

The engraving on the statue is the only comment needed for the pictures above.

"Under this tree Washington first took command of the American Army"

OK, maybe one more comment from me.

How hecka cool is that?

Christa and Rob treated us to lunch at Regina's pizza in the north end of Boston. The line wrapped around the restaurant which is a real testament to Regina's incredibleness (is that even a word?) My favorite was the four cheese pizza--thin crust yumminess with ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan, and some other delicious cheese and fresh basil sprinkled on top. My mouth is watering. I'm not joking. It was so dang good!

And somehow we made room in our full little tummy's for a canoli the size of T's head. I kind of think a canoli tastes like cheesecake inside a sweet toquito shell...except huge. They are so rich and creamy. Mouth-watering once again.

One thing that's so interesting about Boston is that the historical is mixed with the modern in a very unique way. In the middle of a few glass highrises, you find this lovely old brick building which just happens to be where the Boston Massacre occurred.

Speaking of history, we also visited Concord and Lexington and saw where the first battles of the Revolutionary War happened. This is the actual bridge where the war between the rebels and the redcoats officially began. I tried to imagine what it really must have felt like for the young soldiers on both sides of this bridge, staring into the faces of men who just generations before were brothers. I have so much respect for these men, and for the rebel soldiers who fought for our liberty.

Three British soldiers were killed in the battle at this bridge, and a memorial was placed there to commemorate their sacrifice. I found it very touching.

You see that man in the picture above? Well, I bet you didn't know that he is Paul Revere. Yep, that's right, he told me so. And you should have seen him waving that cane as he told of his adventures. It was awesome!

Love, love, love this girl!

On Sunday after church we went to a gorgeous cemetary near CandR's house. It was actually the first landscaped cemetary in the nation and it is just breathtakingly beautiful. I thought a lot about my friends, the Sprague's while I was there. They love going to cemetaries...they would have been in heaven over this one!

Talmage did one of two things during our trip to the cemetary. 1) Drag Rob around while chatting wildly about this, that and the other. 2) Beat on people's headstone's like they were the drums. We obviously preferred option 1, but it seems like he preferred option 2. Oh dear.

There were A LOT of famous people buried in this cemetary. Is it or is it not morbid that we took pictures with some of the headstones? Either way, we did it! We saw graves for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes (shown above), Joseph Story, Robert Shaw and Charles Sumner. James was giddy each time we saw someone he knew. It was really entertaining!

Umm...really child? Stop growing up. Do you hear me? This is not funny and this is not allowed. Love, Mom.

PS--How cute do you look in a tie. It's ridiculous.

After a super eventful weekend we boarded yet another Chinatown bus and headed back to the big city. Talmage, as always, was an excellent traveler and pretty much had his nose stuck in a book the whole way home. Thanks Christa and Rob for a fantab weekend. See you again soon!!!