Ellerman Family Vacation 2013: Boston, Day 1

Oh, how I love this city. I had great plans of moving here once I graduated from college, but a certain redhead derailed those. Can't exactly hold it against him, things turned out just fine. But man, I love this place.

Our travel here was good. Flight was good, public transit was good, the walking we had to do was good. And by good, I mean we had to carry all the boys stuff and constantly monitor them. You know, the usual.

We we ravenous when we got to our hotel so we checked in, dumped our bags in the room and went in search of some food. We got a little distracted on our walk.

Our hotel is near Chinatown, and when in Rome, we eat like Romans. Today's lunch was Vietnamese Bahn Mai. I'd never had that, but turns out that is Vietnamese for damn delicious. They;re basically subs, in the most crusty and delicious bread with really tasty meat inside.

The boys had to be convinced to try the new food, but once they did, they loved it. 

With full belly, we napped. For a long time. A really long time. And it was great. Now the rest of the pics were taken with the iPhone, so the quality is not great. Once we got up from the nap we headed to Boston Common, and someone may have been so excited to get moving that she forgot the good camera in the room. 

The weather is breezy, but beautiful.

We encountered some fierce and cool sea dragons.

And rounded out our day with some food and a stop at an Asian bakery for dessert. Yummy and interesting treats. 

 This guy let me try his.

 I asked Cole if I could try a bite of his, but he said that was how germs spread.

 Bellies are full and we are relaxing and getting ready for Day 2.

En route

Ellerman family vacation 2013 has commenced! And boy, our little dudes are great travelers. Oupa's car, airplane, bus transit, walked a good bit , we've done it all! 

And now we will nap. 

In Motion...

As promised, a few short clips of the boys at their first tball game.

Grady at bat, this is his 3rd time at bat. During his second he had a great hit out of the air, and here you'll see a little hit off the tee.

And here comes the wee dude. Coach needs to keep an eye on the ball. Good thing he still has quick reflexes.

Now lets check out the running. Here you will see a wee little mini baseball player with a helmet (not the kid in the red hat) about the middle of the screen kicking the dirt off of second base. That is Cole. He was highly disgusted at the dirtiness of the base and kept cleaning it until someone yelled for him to start running.

And here is G, running from 3rd. 

Another game today at 3!

T-Ball, Y'all

We are on a new, and cutest ever, sports adventure. One that requires bats too big, pants too baggy, shirts WAY too big, and a lot of confusion. Ahh, good times. After a few weeks of  practice, we dove into our first game earlier this week. No scores, no outs, just play, play, play, and a lot of being told where to run, when to swing, not digging in the outfield, etc.

Our boys had a great time, and are excited for the next game. Fingers crossed we can continue to foster this excitement for physical activity for a lifetime.

We went to bat. Here is Cole.

Cole ran to field a ball. And most of his team ran to get that same ball. Lots of enthusiasm on that field.

 Grady at the pitcher's position, which is just for show since the coaches pitch. But just note that concentration.

 High five's after the game.

 And I heard all about the game afterwards.

Tomorrow, I dazzle you with a few video clips from aforementioned game.

Food. We Like It.

Our household is doing its best to improve our eating habits. You know the drill, more fruits, less processed crap. As chief food prepare-er, I interviewed one of my clients to make sure I was on the right track.

Who knew about the apples that I had previously sent that had green inside. Hmm. Life and learn. Off to shop for fruits and veggies!