Ladd Photos

Connor and his teammates got to dress up in their Halloween costumes and play a game of baseball. It was pretty hilarious watching them run the bases.

We started off the day watching Gavin play baseball, and then finished it by celebrating Halloween at the San Diego Zoo.

The San Diego Archaeology Center had a free workshop where you got to learn how to make clay pottery. We had fun making our creations, then checked out their museum section afterwards.

Connor got to play in the tournament with some of his teammates. Gavin is also on Crush but the high school kids didn’t get to play. He got to cheer and enjoy the beach instead.

The boys having some fun while I play with my camera.

Connor is continuing at Oak Valley Middle School and Gavin is returning to Del Norte High School. I hope you have a wonderful school year!

Connor and I practiced using our cameras in this beautiful garden. We also met an awesome cat that lives there.

The Fleet had a new fun exhibit we explored. We now know how to survive lots of crazy situations, like jumping off of a roof into a dumpster.

We had some fun but liked Knott’s Soak City better. Hurricane Harbor was more crowded and someone stole Gavin’s flip-flops!

The Autry was an interesting mix of art and historical exhibits about the American West. We learned some things and just had fun wandering around the exhibits.

Before catching out plane to fly back to San Diego, we learned about the history of Massachusetts. On display in the museum was one of the 13 original copies of the Declaration of Independence, as well as an engraving plate Paul Revere made of the Boston Massacre. Unfortunately, they didn’t allow you to take photos of either.

After the museum, we took one final walk along the Boston harbor before heading to the airport.

Our drive through Vermont and New Hampshire was nearly ruined by a massive storm, but we pushed through. What we could see of the countryside through the clouds and rain was gorgeous.

We managed to visit the both State Houses in Concord, NH and Montpelier, VT, which were closed because of the storm. But, the Ben and Jerry’s factory in Waterbury, VT was open, where we visited the Flavor Graveyard and had some ice cream. Then we drive around Burlington, VT and took a look at Lake Champlain before driving back to Boston.

There was so much cool baseball history on display in the ballpark. We did a complete loop around the stadium, including taking in the view from up top of the Green Monster. The Red Sox came back and ended up winning the game, with a final score of 4 to 3.

It was amazing to walk the same ground where the Revolutionary war began in our country. We visited Lexington Battle Green then headed to the Minute Man National Historic Park, where we learned about the British march to Concord. You could really live the history, walking along the trail and viewing the historic buildings and monuments.

We finished our day by driving to Salam for dinner. Then we drove around Marblehead and up the New England coast, all the way to Rockport.

We explored most of Rhodes Island, first visiting the Providence and walking around their capitol. Then we has a nice drive through Newport, viewing the beautiful New England coast and some giant mansions.

Then we headed back into Massachusetts to visit Plymouth Rock. It was much smaller than I expected, and might not have been the original rock. Then we drove all the way up Cape Cod and had dinner in Provincetown. The boys tried a lobster roll and enjoyed it.