Day 3: Old Ironsides and a visit with old friends

Because we were so exhausted from our previous days Zachary and I slept in until 10 am. I could not believe it. Fortunately for us, Terry and Karen were exhausted too. Once we got the day started we went to the U.S.S. Constitution , a.k.a. Old Ironsides. We had a very nice tour on the battleship. Zachary was fascinated with all the items inside the ship, including the cannons and cannon balls.


Family photo inside USS Constitution...we are posing with our local 417 magazine with the hopes to make the 417 issue.
This photo is of Zachary inside a front loader that was outside of the shipyard.
Terry, Kevin, and Z wanted to show off their muscles next to some super heavy weights outside of USS Cassin Young.


After our tour we went over to USS Cassin Young (DD-793), a Fletcher-class destroyer.

Here is Zachary on USS Cassin Young.

Here is a photo of the Boston City Toilet. I had to get a picture of this. You pay 25 cents to enter. Upon entry the doors close. You have 25 minutes to do your business and a warning bell will sound. 5 seconds later the doors will open whether you are ready or not. Foruntately, Z and I did not need the 25 minutes. However after you exit you can hear the entire stall being washed down. It was the "cleanest" public portapotty I have ever seen. After our tour of the USS Cassin Young and USS Constitution we ate lunch at Legal Seafood with Terry and Karen. IT WAS AMAZING! The freshest of fresh and wonderful service too.

One bonus about coming to Boston was reconnecting with Kevin's former classmates from UMKC. Both Matt and Nisha were 6 year students with Kevin, which meant that the three of them spent A LOT of time together during the 6 years of dental school. Matt and Nisha live about 30 minutes outside of the city. Matt so graciously picked us up at our hotel. On the drive to Matt and Nisha's house, Z fell fast asleep in Miss Rhiya's carseat. He was exhausted!
Zachary playing with Rhiya....I asked Matt and Nisha if we could be considered for a pre-arranged marriage. Rhiya is SO beautiful and super sweet. We have to get started on the dowry. They had a wonderful time playing together.

Here is our group photo: (Left to Right)
Hil, Zachary, Kevin, Rhiya, Matt, Nisha, and baby Dylan (4 days before he was born)
We were thrilled to see our friends. It was hard to believe that it had been 8 years since graduation. It was so good to have an evening together to catch up. Kevin and I are so appreciative that Matt and Nisha took time out of their busy schedule to see us.
Zachary saying goodbye to Miss Rhiya