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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

More pictures from our 2011 trip to Boston and Cape Cod

Meagan getting Macie  ready for church in our cottage.  We attended at the Cape Cod Branch.

 After church Andrew thought it might be Sabbath worthy to glide out on the pond in a boat.  He was just standing up getting into the boat when a motor boat went by and knocked him into the water.  I saw him standing there soaking wet and said innocently, "I thought we weren't going to do laundry until tomorrow Andrew."
 Coming into the house soaking wet.
 Off to church we go!
 We had a lovely Sunday supper of New England Clam chowder, homemade rolls, and pulled pork with sweet baby Ray's barbeque sauce , watermelon and corn on the cob.






 Our back yard at the cottage
 Can't get away from the wi-fi
 We were thrilled all 7 of our children and all of our grandchildren could be there--okay okay so we just have one grandchild--but still!




 Backyard scenes


 Ann's dream vacation house around the corner
 Sunday afternoon family walk

 Monday at Peacefield--the Adam's Historical Monument




 Where John Adams was bornWher
 Where he lived when he and Abigail were marriedfor the first 20 years--where she melted her pewter to make bullets during the Revolutionary War
 Adams Library at Peacefield

 Peacefield











Sunday, July 31, 2011

Boston/CapeCod 2011





 For Family this year Andrew took us to Massachusetts.  The first day we went to Salem.  The kids enjoyed going through a haunted house....

We Visited the Salem Witch Hunt memorial.  Andrew and I have a common ancestor, Orlando Bagley, who was a constable in the Salem Witch Hunt.  

 Jamie


 Rachel
 Macie
 Mandie

 Emily and Rachel
 Ann
 Jamie
 Creep things in Salem.
The next day was so hot we girls headed for the mall to keep cooled off.


 Andrew enjoyed getting white chicken pizza at Nick's in Boston.

 We got Macie her first Build a Bear.  Meagan named it "Boston"
 In the evening we went to Cranberry Square at Harvard Yard, watch street performers, and shopped.



 We ate pizza at Regina's

 Our Jetta


 Our dock at Ezekial Pond
 The back of our Cape Cod cottage in Bourne, Massachusetts (near Wareham and Plymouth)

 One of our Kyaks

 Our deck
 Christian and Lauren arrived on Saturday.  We were all there for church on Sunday at the Cape Cod Branch.
 Our cottage.

 At the Wood Hole aquarium across the channel from Martha's Vineyard.

 A Wapanoag Indian tribe member with Mandie at the Plymouth Plantation.
 Meagan, Lauren and Macie in front of a pilgrim home.

 Christian with an actor portraying our ancestor, Governor William Bradford, of the Mayflower.
 Emily at the Plimoth Plantation



 Andrew chasing Macie chasing the chickens at the plantation





 Meagan coming out of a Pilgrim dwelling.  Ann out front.

 Emily at the Pilgrim fortress/meeting house



 Interesting wood pile.
 Oven for baking bread.
 Our whole group minus me who was taking the picture.
 Christian with a statue of Governor William Bradford.

 Rachel at the Mayflower 2


Chirstian and Macie at the  Pilgrim Woman fountain.
 It's the Lobster Pot for dinner.

 An 8 pound lobster looks like this.  It is probably 35 years old.






Now that's a hard shell to crack!!!!!