Day Trip to Boston

We decided to take a day trip to Boston to visit the aquarium. Yes, there was a tropical storm on its way, but why should we let a little weather keep us from having fun?

Dear friend's husband was out of town, so we loaded up the three kids in the back of the car. Did I mention dear friend had another son on my birthday two years ago? Here he is modeling a Lego Star Wars while the bigger kids talk in the back.


The drive went surprisingly quickly. Near the end of the drive, little brother started trying to tell knock knock jokes.

Little Brother: Knock knock
Everyone Else: Who's there?
Little Brother: Boo hoo
Everyone Else: Boo hoo who?
repeat endlessly

Actually it was quite cute and the big kids were pretty good sports. They did start pretending to fall asleep so he would hopefully stop.

Boston was glorious and pleasant. Along the way, dear friend and I hatched a plan to take the T to Chinatown so we could go to a Malaysian restaurant for lunch. Happiness is Roti Canai, Chow Kuew Teow, and very yummy fish cooked in ginger & garlic sauce. This was my third visit to Penang and I was happy we were able to squeeze it in.

Several years ago Daddy Geek went to Boston for a business trip and returned with the book Make Way for Ducklings. Geek Girl wanted to go to the Public Garden to see the statues made in honor of the book.

Here's Geek Girl with Mrs. Mallard.


Dear friend with her two boys.


And Geek Girl with the rest of the flock.


By now we were ready to head back to the air conditioning of the aquarium. We were there in time to see the penguin feeding, the seal information session, and admire the sharks, giant turtles, and cool fish in the big central tank.

Then we went to see the IMAX 3-D movie Under the Sea. Here are Geek Girl and friend testing out the glasses.


Geek Girl really liked feeling like she was in the ocean and I was happy to learn that she could watch a 3-D movie without getting sick.

We ended the day with some ice cream at Emack & Bolio's and then headed home before the rain.