Following up on our trip to D.C. last September, we couldn't not take the opportunity to visit Boston while we were on the east coast. Neither of us had ever been, but the main motivation was to see my dearest friend Charlet and her family who had just moved there from Utah the previous winter.

We hopped on a commuter flight Friday night after we were done with our D.C. duties, and Charlet and company were good enough to pick us up from the airport and act as our tour guides for the weekend. We stayed at their gorgeous home in the woods, and spent our time visiting Lexington/Concord and downtown Boston, including some good eats and a Duck Boat tour. Short but ever so sweet.

Charlet & I

So good to see this lovely lady again!

Lexington/Concord

We had fun collecting acorns under this beautiful big oak tree.

Restoration Hardware store

This has to be the coolest Restoration Hardware I've ever been in.

Breakfast at this quaint cafe next to airfield in Charlet's neighborhood.

Nicholas

He was our cheerful touring companion. I wish Eva could have been with us. They are only 2 weeks apart in age.

Lexington Concord

There was a Medal of Honor Ceremony happening on the Lexington Concord Bridge so we could hear ritual gunfire from this vantage point. It made it quite easy to imagine the battle that this place in known for.

Concord cemetery

We had fun exploring these old graves, looking for the oldest stones we could find and looking for recognizable names.

Back in Boston

At Anthropologie, of course!

Concord

This is a quaint spot with lots of cute shops.

Boston Public Library

Duck Boat Tour

This is building is where the Declaration of Independence was signed.

"Splashing In"

Our Duck Boat takes to the water for the floating portion of our tour.

The old John Hancock Building reflected in the new John Hancock Building.

Boston Public Garden

Just some beautiful Brownstones I admired across from Boston Public Gardens. We enjoyed just driving through the gas light district and admiring the historic homes.

Cheers Bar

Tom had to make a quick stop to get his photo taken by the Cheers sign.