It's Ladies' Night

The ladies in the family -- Mommy, Kaiya, Aunt Sara and Grandma B -- all took a trip together to Boston for a few days in early June. We flew out on the new airline, Skybus. Tickets were $10 out and $30 back! For that price, I decided to purchase a seat for Kaiya, too. She was amazing on both flights.

The airport was actually in New Hampshire. We drove from there up to Maine and went shopping in this town full of outlet malls. Kaiya got lots of cute clothes :-) Then we took a detour and went to the beach. It was absolutely gorgeous.

When we pulled up to the beach, it started to pour. The rain let up for a few minutes -- enough time to get some pics. Unfortunately, we got a rained on. Kaiya seemed a bit traumatized.

That evening, we drove down to Bedford, a suburb of Boston. The next two days we went into town. We visited Harvard Square, saw the harbor, went to Little Italy, ate at Hard Rock, visited the Christian Science headquarters, saw the Mapparium and walked part of the Freedom Trail. Here is Kaiya on the trail, following the Red Brick Road.

Here we are taking a break at the Paul Revere Mall.

For the most part, we took the subway and the bus for getting around Boston.

We picked a hotel that had an indoor pool, so that Kaiya could go swimming. Here she is with her Aunt Sara.

On our last night, we took an evening drive and visited Rhode Island and Connecticut. Here we are at dinner in Rhode Island.
Top 10 firsts on her trip to New England
1. Flight: She only cried for a few minutes on the way out and not at all on the way back!
2. Visit to the beach: She didn't know what to make of the sand between her toes.
3. Being rained on: She got soaked and was pretty unhappy.
4. Riding on public transit: She got tons of compliments.
5. Stranger randomly rubbing her head...
6. Swimming with Aunt Sara: I think Sara enjoyed it as much as Kaiya.
7. Swimming in a floaty: She really liked the mobility.
8. Going to a Hard Rock Cafe: It was a bit loud.
9. Sleeping without Daddy: Kaiya was visibly excited to see Chris when we got home.
10. Visit to Grandpa's apartment: We had an early flight out of Columbus and stayed with my dad the night before.

She was such a good girl the entire time. Chris, Kaiya and I are all going on a trip in the beginning of July. I hope she travels just as well!

State count: 8
Country count: 1