happy 4th, birthday that is!

Landon turned 4 on July 20th. We wanted to have a big party since he's (and we've) met so many great friends out here. We had a BBQ at the park by our house. It was perfect, the kids played hard all night. Landon is such a sweet kid, we love him so much and he continues to bless our lives daily.

week of july 4th

Summer has flown by this year! Here are some of the things we've been up to.

We went to a BBQ at the Shepard's on the 4th, ate yummy food, and did fireworks. Landon cried like 6 different times, I don't remember why but I think it has something to do with his bloody knees.We went to the beach and played volley ball with some classmates. Landon is getting really good at baseball and hits everything pitched to him.Sam and Landon go to the Sea Doo shop and dream about boats.Crew is getting big.
We went mini golfing and had fun, but Landon preferred the 4 wheeler games in the arcade.Sam's good friend Nate came to visit and took Sam to a Red Sox game. I guess Fenway Park turned out to be "pretty cool" even though Sam is an avid Yankees fan. I'm glad he was able to get away and spend some time with a good friend.

Before Nate left we took him to Yale. Landon rode his bike around the campus and we explored some of the cool old buildings. I loved the Sterling Library, it is AMAZING! We had fun searching for Skulls and other secret society marks.

boston

After living on the East Coast for over a year, we decided it was finally time to visit Boston. Neither of us had ever been (I did go with the ward to the Boston Temple, but that doesn't count since the temple is actually in Belmont). Sam was especially excited about this trip because he had tickets for he and Landon to ride Codzilla! I guess he saw it on some show a while back and has been dying to go ever since. Boston is close to 2 hours away, so we waited for Saturday and we were off! (We actually went 4th of July weekend, not on purpose, and it was PACKED!)

We saw a couple sights on the Freedom Trail, but didn't walk the whole thing.

Old State House

(Within these walls John Adams, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and other patriots debated the future of American self government and set in motion the American Revolution.)

Across from the Old State House we saw this.

Samuel Adams monument

Inside Quincy Market aka HEAVEN! Every kind food vendor known to man. I must go back and try some more!

We opted to eat at Cheers, where everybody knows your name.

Long Warf CODZILLA!!! Landon loved every second of it, and asks frequently when we will ride Codzilla again.
After Codzilla we walked a couple blocks down to Little Italy to find Mike's Pastry. It wasn't too hard to find, considering the HUGE line out their door. I was very impressed with how quickly it went, we only waited about 5 min. Once inside you better know what you want because you get about 3 seconds to yell your order before they throw you and your cannoli out the door! We walked across the street to a park and enjoyed the best connoli in the world.

The chocolate covered was delicious, but this is my favorite cannolo!

There was even a little splash pad fountain for kids (and some unique adults) to play in.

We had such a great time and can't wait to go back next week with my mom!