We had lovely weather for Memorial Day weekend and the family got out for fun activities each of the three days.
Saturday we started at the Institute for Contemporary Art where there was a "play date" with paper artist Giles LaRoche. Only Audrey was old enough to participate. He had the kids making paper representations of Boston landmarks for a mural of the city. Audrey made a pretty decent version of South Station.
The girls didn't understand the modern art in the gallery exhibits at all. It's pretty hard for a kid to comprehend abstract concepts like a critical comment on consumer culture. Oh well.
A couple of blocks away is the Boston Children's Museum which was far more attractive to them. We spent a couple of hours there and a lot of fun was had.
Sunday we visited another Mass Audubon sanctuary: Drumlin Farm. It is a working farm with chickens, goats, sheep, cows and horses, and crops, too. Then there are paths through the farmland and woods, including trails to the top of the drumlin.
On Monday we decided to have another "one on one day" where each girl goes off alone with a parent to do something special. It was my turn to pair up with Audrey and Carol with Charlotte. Audrey and I went canoeing at our favorite Mass Audubon sanctuary: Ipswich River. The Ipswich River is very still. It meanders through a very large wetland. We saw goslings. Audrey's favorite part was seeing a red-winged blackbird pretty close; finally close enough that she could clearly see the red and yellow markings and hear his song very clearly. Carol and Charlotte went shopping and bought Charlotte some sandals she had been wanting.
We were invited to barbecues at neighbors' houses each of Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. We met a lot of new neighbors (new to us) and the girls had tons of other kids to play with. We very much enjoyed the highly social aspect of the weekend.
Saturday we started at the Institute for Contemporary Art where there was a "play date" with paper artist Giles LaRoche. Only Audrey was old enough to participate. He had the kids making paper representations of Boston landmarks for a mural of the city. Audrey made a pretty decent version of South Station.
The girls didn't understand the modern art in the gallery exhibits at all. It's pretty hard for a kid to comprehend abstract concepts like a critical comment on consumer culture. Oh well.
A couple of blocks away is the Boston Children's Museum which was far more attractive to them. We spent a couple of hours there and a lot of fun was had.
Sunday we visited another Mass Audubon sanctuary: Drumlin Farm. It is a working farm with chickens, goats, sheep, cows and horses, and crops, too. Then there are paths through the farmland and woods, including trails to the top of the drumlin.
On Monday we decided to have another "one on one day" where each girl goes off alone with a parent to do something special. It was my turn to pair up with Audrey and Carol with Charlotte. Audrey and I went canoeing at our favorite Mass Audubon sanctuary: Ipswich River. The Ipswich River is very still. It meanders through a very large wetland. We saw goslings. Audrey's favorite part was seeing a red-winged blackbird pretty close; finally close enough that she could clearly see the red and yellow markings and hear his song very clearly. Carol and Charlotte went shopping and bought Charlotte some sandals she had been wanting.
We were invited to barbecues at neighbors' houses each of Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. We met a lot of new neighbors (new to us) and the girls had tons of other kids to play with. We very much enjoyed the highly social aspect of the weekend.
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