Callie and Daddy in Boston.
Callie wants to play with the boys on their scooters.
Callie and Cedric play on an anchor in Salem.
A large ship in the Salem Port.
Callie balances as we walk in Salem.
Day 4
We arrived in Boston in the early afternoon after taking it easy in the morning since we had a lot of early starts at the beginning of the week. We even took the longer way around to Beverly so we could avoid the toll roads, which was fun because we got to see a lot of old houses and the "countryside". We ate and arrived at the Schirer-Suter house. Uncle Myron came home from work to greet us and Cordelia and Cedric were at home as well. Then, Uncle Myron took us to see where he works at Gordan College. It is a very pretty campus and they are doing some big building projects which has really benefited the campus. We spent the evening eating the wonderful meal that Cordelia made.
Day 5
The Schirer-Suter Family took us on a guided tour of the coast up to Newbury Port. We stopped at a couple of antique stores along the way and ate at a wonderful little restaurant called "Woodman's". Unfortunately, it started to rain while we were in Newbury Port so we were unable to walk around like we wanted to, but we still got a pretty good feel for the city and were able to stop in a couple of shops along the way. We spent the evening catching up and once again eating the wonderful meal Cordelia made for us.
Day 6
Myron had to work, so Cordelia and Cedric took us on a guided tour of Salem, MA, which was actually a booming port city before the famous Salem Witch Trials, which I didn't know. Callie and Cedric played along the pier and enjoyed being close to the water and boats. We walked around town which had a lot of neat old buildings and houses. We spent the afternoon doing some much needed laundry and then went to church that evening.
Day 7
Today! We headed out to Boston, MA which is about an hour's drive from Beverly. We parked and walked around the city, again seeing all sorts of interesting architecture and apartments that were really old! (Something I love to do!) We ate lunch in a large food court that had all the choices you could possibly imagine and more for varieties of food. Callie has been into this thing lately that she will eat whatever I'm eating, but she'll leave Philip's food alone. Today, we ordered the exact same thing, a hot roast beef sandwich and fries to share. Callie would have nothing to do with Philip's sandwich, but ate at least half of mine. And the fries? Well, they were on Philip's plate, so he would hand me some, and then Callie would take them off my plate! Maybe she doesn't realize that I might need a few extra calories right now?!?!
Anyway, funny story time from today. Callie turned around to "Cebric" (her name for Cedric) and started saying "Hi Cebric! Hi Cebric! Hi Cebric!" over and over and over again. Cordelia says to Cedric, "Cedric, Callie is saying hi to you." And Cedric sighs, "I know, she does it all the time!"
Her other favorite phrase with Cedric is "Mon, Cebric, Mon!" (Her version of Come on) and she motions for him to follow.
Tonight, we started packing the car because we're leaving tomorrow and once again feasted with the Schirer-Suter family. We've had a wonderful visit to the Boston area and now it's time to head back toward Illinois! We'll be seeing some of you soon and wish the rest of you a happy weekend!
God bless you and yours!
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