Part 3

Painting a tie for Grandpa. In addition to this craft, we all also made stained glass window hangers.

Visiting the Crane Estate

Crossfitters have their pictures taken in front of different landmarks while doing a handstand. It is obviously not advisable to try it on a hill, especially if your sister's camera doesn't work at the proper shutter speed.

Part 2, The Willows and Lowell

We spent a somewhat rainy day at the Willows, enjoying taffy, rides, and skeeball.

Will getting ready to have his first carousel ride

The Willows carousel is very fast. Even though Will enjoyed it, next time we'll do a stationary horse.

After a day having fun in Salem, we decided to go to the National Historic Site in Lowell dedicated to the textile industry and the Industrial Revolution. We had never been before, and it proved to be a very good time.

Trying out gears

She just finished weaving fabric with Grandma.

A giant bobbin statue

An example of a ladies' boarding house near the factories

A bedroom, where several girls would sleep to a bed

Leading Uncle Dillon around an immigration exhibit. She has to hold his hand, because she says he's so shy.

Waiting for the trolley

On our way out of Lowell, we drove by some shooting areas from The Fighter and Jack Kerouac's grave.

The Eisentrauts were thrilled with the company. You can tell we live and play near a cemetery.

Family fun in Mass., Part 1

Getting ready to go out to breakfast the morning after the baptism

After breakfast, Grandma took Grandpa to the airport to fly home, while she and Dillon were going to stay for the next week.

While she was dropping him off in New Hampshire, we took Uncle Dillon to Russell Orchard.

Sharing a pound of strawberries

Avonlea Jane was not happy that Uncle Dillon kept pulling up the grass. She kept yelling at him to stop: "Stop picking the grass! Stop picking it! Is that grass? Well, stop picking it." It was a very Daddy-esque moment, as he likes to point out, "If everyone picked a clump of grass, we wouldn't have any more."

Enjoying strawberry ice cream

A couple teenage girls taught A how to get the horse to eat out of her hand.

On Tuesday, with clear weather, we headed south to Plymouth.

Dillon was holding hands with Avonlea Jane and walking down to the wharves, when we realized they were walking under a sign that read: Dillon & Company.

Checking out an exhibit next to the Mayflower II

Standing in front of a gift shop named after John Alden, our ancestor

Avonlea Jane did a wonderful job asking the settlers questions like: What did you do today? What do you do for fun? Do you have any kids? What's that? What did you eat for lunch?

Will wasn't thrilled with settler accommodations.

Dillon thought they were fine.

Leaving Plimoth Plantation

Real men wear babies.

At Plymouth Rock

The remaining third of the Rock

The Mayflower II

Someone was not a happy camper at the end of the day. Uncle Dillon said, "This is the noisiest backpack I've ever worn."