New England Cruise.....

For my parents 50th wedding anniversary they thought it would be fun to take the family on a cruise to New England.    Of course they didn't have to twist our arms.   It is definitely one of my favorite cruises.   There was so much history packed into all these beautiful places....which also made it more justifiable to pull the kids out of school.  We will need to do a separate book on just this cruise but here are a few highlights.  

This is how we started out the trip....hahaha!   All worn out from so much homework and school!

 Of course we couldn't leave without Josh!!!
 It was also Thomas' birthday a little bit before our trip and since he likes to defy his parents....I just had to bring him an Aggie shirt since we just beat BYU!!!  And he was quite pleased with it!
First Stop.....NEW YORK CITY!!!    After the red eye flight we were all pretty beat but New York is the city that never sleeps....so we hit the ground running!   The girls (and grandpa) all went Matilda and thought it was awesome!
Then off to Boston.....we took the water taxi to the top of the Freedom Trail....and they just happen to have named the taxis Tamara and Gina???   What the heck??  And actually I just realized that the pictures are all mixed up and I can't remember which pictures go with which stops....so I'll just post pictures and let Gina figure it all out later when we put the big book together.   How's that for being a great little sister??  Our stops included Bar Harbor, Maine; Halifax Canada; St. Johns,New Brunswick; Rhode Island.


 U.S.S. Constitution







Abi trying her hand at being a preacher.... 











































Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for another wonderful trip!   We had an amazing time and are so grateful for the memories that will last a lifetime!   You spoil us and we all love you so much!   Thanks for all you do!

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