Friday, May 22, 2009

claire's day

In our family, tradition dictates that for your birthday you get a party and a special family day. For her special family day this year, Claire picked going for a ride on a Swan Boat at the Public Gardens.

So on Tuesday, it was off to the Public Gardens with Claire and her little black cat Licorice (who you will note made his way into almost every picture).

First a picnic lunch...

picnic lunch


Then the playground...

at the tadpole playground


And of course a visit to the Make Way for Ducklings statues...

the ducklings



Somehow I did not get a picture of the Swan Boat itself, but here is one of Claire and I on the boat ride, which turned out to be one of the most strangely relaxing boat rides I have ever been on.

on the swan boat



Naturally, I could not resist an attempt to get a nice picture of both girls together with the beautiful park in the background.

portrait attmept number one million and one



And finally, we wrapped up the day with a trip down Newbury Street for ice cream.


an ice cream treat


Thanks, Claire, for picking such a fun trip!

9 comments:

PixieDust said...

Your girls are absolutely adorable! And I just love the cat... :)

Bethany said...

That looks like such a fun day! Glad you were able to enjoy some of the gorgeous weather this week with a fun trip into the city!

Lisa said...

Wow, looks like you all had the perfect day. I love the cat too, it's cute how it turns up in various places in the picture. Your girls are so cute.

Freida Hall said...

What a beautiful... and relaxing day... great pick Ms. Claire!

Cecily R said...

Oh, that just looks like the perfect way to spend a day...

A Crafty Mom said...

OK, I want to spend my birthday at your house, sound good?

Great pictures on what must have been the perfect day! I love the shot of the two girls together, that is frame-worthy for sure. So how is life with a three year old?? :)

Heidi said...

You are so awesome to include the cat!! I love the pic with the girls posing. Looks like a gorgeous day.

catherine said...

So lovely! Sunshiny fun. We were on the Swan Boats on Sunday, it was amazingly peaceful! Something about those swans. I haven't been able to get your 'to Claire on your birthday' post out of my head, makes me weepy, it's so sweet!

♥spoiled mommy♥ said...

now that sounds like the best birthday family day...the weather looked perfect too!

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