Janel and Fenway

This weekend we were so lucky to have my friend Janel and her daughter Sammy visiting us for the weekend. On Saturday we drove into Boston and took a tour of Fenway. Pip was a bit cranky and testy but did don his Red Sox hat proudly and seemed engaged for the first 10 minutes of the adventure.




By the end, during the part where we all squeeze into the circa 1910 seats to experience just how small, uncomfortable, and tightly packed they are, he began whining. Annoyingly. Persistently. Loudly. I asked nicely for him to stop. I pleaded. Then I threatened. Every mom knows you don't threaten unless you've got the proverbial nuts to follow through. So there I was, hulking a whining, kicking, Pip through the entire tour, making everyone stand and get smushed as we exited out of our row of packed seats. Out the to car where Pip perked up nicely after a good cry.

The most amusing part of the tour was the "Green Monsters". Pip didn't get that the Green Monster was a wall ... I mean at this age it's all about being literal. But later on in the tour, as we stood atop the green monster, Pip was looking out over the back onto Landsdowne Street and there we packs of people with green shirts and Viking hats on. (Have no idea why). Pip exclaims to Phil ... "Look Daddy ... its the Green Monsters!"