Boston Trip - Day Two - Relaxing At The House

June 21, 2014

Boston Trip - Day Two - Relaxing At The House

Yesterday ("Day One") we flew to Boston. It was a fairly easy travel day. No layovers or delays. Just one easy non-stop flight from Salt Lake to Boston. 4 hrs 45 minutes. Aside from Mikey being a little hyper, the kids did great!

We arrived at the house around 7:30pm. The house is adorable. Small, but adequate. The only difficult thing is that the bedrooms are upstairs and downstairs and are accessed from a steep, spiral staircase. Carmen and Clint are upstairs in the master bedroom and Jeff and I are in the basement with the kids. It actually works out perfect (besides the stairs for Grandma and Grandpa). There are three bedrooms in the basement so we all fit nicely and we don’t bother Grandma and Grandpa too much (I hope)!

There was a big downer though when we got here. There was a huge bonfire and nearly a dozen barely-legal kids boozin’ it up on the beach in front of the house. Their music was blasting, they had a beer in each hand and they were having a big old party right in front of our house. The description on vrbo did not say that the beach in front of the house was actually a communal condo beach shared between 14 homes. It said it was our own beach. They partied until after midnight. I slept with earplugs. I was bugged! I called the owner and nicely complained. They aren’t out there tonight!

We had a relaxing day at the house today. We grocery shopped this morning and then spent the rest of the day enjoying the beach, kayaking on the pond, swimming, playing soccer, playing cards, bbq-ing and playing with cousins. We were so excited to see Nolan & Lisa and their girls! The kids didn’t fight a second after their cousins arrived. They were loud and crazy, but never fought! Cousins are the best!

Kate and I paddled kayaks half way around the pond to explore. This "pond" is HUGE! People are tubing and waterskiing. I'm not sure why it's called a "pond." It seems like a lake to me, but what do I know? Mikey and Isaac got pretty good at paddling their own kayaks. The kids tried fishing (no luck). Kira and Madalyn tipped their kayak. Actually, all the kids tipped their kayaks! I have already done a full load of laundry because they have gotten wet, changed, gotten their dry clothes wet, changed, repeat, repeat..... you get the idea. I'm going to have to hide their suitcases so we only go through one outfit a day!