Day 3: Boston! 
By this time on our trip we were all tired out. We hadn’t been getting very good sleep. The 2nd night in the hotel was worse than the first night even though we separated all three boys. Rock had gotten no sleep due to a work release gone wrong and I didn’t get much more sleep than him. I suppose we were crazy to try and take on Boston, but we’d come this far and the boys (and I) were excited to see the sights, so we headed into town.

First stop: The  Boston temple!

Once in Boston we walked the Freedom Trail which takes you to most of the important historical sights.

Park Street Church

Granary Burying Ground where several big names are buried

Paul Revere

John Hancock

Samuel Adams

The Old South Meeting House, where the Boston Tea Party began

The boys LOVED the thought of the colonists dressing up as Indians here.

Paul Revere’s House

Our last stop was the Old North Church where hung the famous Two Lanterns. “One if by land, two if by sea.” This was another place I’ve longed to see all my life. Right there in that top window sat the two lanterns! That’s just so cool!

This huge statue of Revere stands in front of the church. He is truly larger than life now for my boys. A real hero for them.

Exhaustion took over at this point and we had to quit before we’d seen everything. The boys were really bummed they couldn’t go to Bunker Hill and reenact their favorite line, “Don’t shoot till you see the whites of their eyes!” and I was really bummed not to be able to see the sight where the Boston Tea Party happened. But both were too far away and I had a long night of driving ahead of me so we called it quits. Someday Rock and I will go back so I can take all the tours and go in every building!  To ease the disappointment we took the kids to Dunkin Donuts. My wonderful exhausted husband took all the kids in by himself so I could get a 20 minute nap in the car.


Yum.

I then drove home by myself with the kids (Rock was staying in Boston for a conference.) It was the worst traffic I have ever driven in. A four hour trip took five and the only way I made it home awake was by eating lots of sugar and Doritos! My system revolted from all that junk that I haven’t eaten in a long time and it made my long day a very long night as well.

But it was worth it! The boys loved the trip and really got a lot out of it, I think. Hopefully they’ll be able to remember this trip years from now, but if not, I hope it at least instilled in them an appreciation for their country and the great men and women who fought to make it free.