Both flights went smoothly and we arrived in Boston around 1. Jacob was great on the planes, and kept entertained thanks to our sweet family. David's cousin Chad Dickey and his sweet wife, Hollie gave us something special back in July. Their daughter Emily had a birthday, and in lieu of gifts at her party, they usually ask friends to bring something for a specific cause dear to their heart. This year, they wanted to get a goody bag together for Jacob's next trip to Boston. So they gave Jacob this awesome Batman backpack filled with goodies for his trip. It had coloring books, sketch pads, stickers, toys, and snacks...all things that Jake loves. We hadn't let him touch this bag since receiving it in July, so he was so excited to finally get to look and see the surprises it held, and play with everything. Thank you so much, Chad, Hollye, and Emily!
We got our luggage and headed across town to the Yawkey Family Inn, the patient and family housing for Boston Children's Hospital. We originally were told that we would be staying at one of the other family housing locations, and was pleasantly surprised wen the night before we left, they called and told us our reservation had been moved to the Yawkey. It is where we have stayed every trip so far, and is familiar, and like a 2nd home, so we were excited to be back where we are used to being home base up here. Jacob was excited to be back at the Yawkey too, and said hello to his old friend...
After settling in, we headed out to find some food, and since the day was so beautiful, we decided to head back downtown and go to the Boston Public Garden and the adjacent Boston Common. The Public Garden was first and is possibly my favorite place in the city.
Jacob enjoyed all of the wildlife, as there were still many geese and ducks everywhere, and probably over 100 squirrels running around. And of course no trip would be complete without seeing the duckling statues.
It was a beautiful day, and we enjoyed this outing thoroughly.
We crossed the Garden and went into the commons to let Jacob run off some steam at the tadpole playground, which he loved. And David and I got to sit back and relax a bit.
After leaving downtown, we headed back towards our home away from home, and after a quick grocery run, we settled in for the night. It was a good first day, though we were exhausted by the end of it. According to David's Fitbit, we walked 9 miles! Jacob handled it like a champ and we all slept well. This morning holds appointments, and then we'll play the rest of the day. Will update later as I'm able.
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