Boston Common and Swan Boats

I have been going in spurts of minor freak outs thinking about how much our world is going to change going from one child to two, much less having another newborn. This outing was a product of my antics :)


Last weekend we decided to head into the city and hit up a few yummy places to eat and walk around the Common. "Make Way for Ducklings" is a big deal in Erik's family, and I wanted to make sure we got to see it at least one more time before we left Boston. Ava really enjoyed the duckies, especially getting to see the real thing in the water afterwards.

Lucky for us, the Swan Boats opened for the season this Saturday, so although it was windy and a bit cold, we braved the weather and took a ride. So fun and I'm really glad because it was on our Boston Bucket list! Ava loved looking at the driver and I thought she was going to fall into the water a few times because she wanted to look at all the ducks in the water. She was really unhappy when we left the ducks and it took quite the powers of distraction to hold off a freak out.

She is getting so observant and chatty so little outings are so fun right now. She talked about the ducks and the boats for days (Ava - "duckies" Mama - "Yeah, did we see the ducks they other day?" Ava - "Yeah!"). I love watching her little mind work and grow. She is getting words by the day and has even started telling little stories. It is so cute! Did anyone else get nervous that their second wouldn't be as cute as their first?! I mean, I know she will be, but it's hard to imagine when you only have one. 

We love Boston, and will miss it like crazy!