A Birthday in Boston

Lee had a drizzly fourth birthday. We took her into Boston, which is the third year we have done that for her birthday. It was early spring in the city (flowering trees and tulips), but we underestimated how cold it would be with the wind and the rain so we were all a bit chilly walking around.

The first stop was the Public Gardens,

where unfortunately the Swan Boats weren't running due to the rain, but we did visit the Make Way for Ducklings statues.


Then we walked over to the Boston Common where we saw the Statehouse and visited one of our favorite spots, the Tadpole Playground.


We then hopped on the Green Line and went to the Boston Public Library. We went in the McKim building, which I believe was under renovation for years. Bridges and I had never been inside and were amazed at how beautiful it is. The kids had a great time exploring, wandering up and down big staircases, looking at statues and carvings and paintings. Lee even found a heating vent on which to warm up.


Afterwards we took an elevator to the 52nd floor of the Prudential building and had lunch at the Top of the Hub. It was pretty cloudy, so we couldn't see into the distance, but Lee loved being way up high and looking down on places we had just been.