After a full day in downtown Boston, we headed over to Lexington and learned more about America's early fight for independence. We then spent time at the Minute Man Visitor's Center, where the younger two kids had a blast participating in a skit and dressing up like a colonist while the older two watched the movie doing their best to fill out their Junior Ranger packet. Each National Park has the opportunity for kids to fill out a booklet, looking for information about the place they are visiting and when they are finished they can turn it in for a badge. They were great for the kids and they did many of them throughout our trip. We also gave them trivia questions to help them learn from the places that we visited. They both helped them to be interested in the places that we visited.
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| Lexington, MA |
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| Lexington, MA |
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| Minute Men Visitor's Center |
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Louisa May Alcott House
Concord, MA |
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| Old Sleepy Hallow Cemetery |
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| Salem, MA |
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| Salem, MA |
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| Fisherman's Monument, Gloucester, MA |
After a week of going, going, going, we took a day to relax in Kittery, ME. We spent the day shopping at the outlets, swimming in the pool and visited a nearby beach. It was definitely too cold to swim in the ocean. With a water temperature of 65 degrees, we could barely stand to put our feet in it. It must be because we've spent too long in warm climates! We enjoyed exploring the beach (which had a really dark colored sand) and looking at all the beautiful homes in the area. I loved the architecture of the homes in the area!
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| York Beach, Kittery, ME |
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