Boston, Massachusetts

 my boston is having a year of "Boston" and he is loving it!

i never imagined when we named him almost 12 years ago that it would become
such a popular name and that it would ultimately be his favorite sports teams of all time!!   

We have always been Boston fans so of course our boy would too.  but he is learning more 

than just the sports teams.

this year not only is he playing baseball  on the "Boston Red Sox" team,
but he also picked {out of a bowl} the state of Massachusetts to do his state report on!

  how cool is that??  

 so we've been busy researching what has been like a 6 week project.  

they had to work hard on learning famous people from their state, write a report,
bibliography, learn about tourism, draw the state flag, license plate, bird etc, etc..  There is tons
of history in Boston.  we have loved watching him learn so much about the
wonderful state of Massachusetts!

when his school had the "state fair" last week,  you could dress up, make a float, bring 

food samples and more for extra credit.

so we made "Boston's famous Clam Chowder"

i think it turned out AWESOME!!  now my Boston can't wait to go to Boston...

 {recipe below}

recipe~

{So delicious}

Boston's Famous Clam Chowder

1 cup onions, finely chopped

1 cup finely diced celery

2 cups diced potatoes ( i use quite a bit more)

2 cans minced clams and juice

3/4 cup butter

3/4 cup flour

1 quart half & half cream

1 1/2 teas. salt

Pepper

2 Table. Red Wine vinegar

Drain juice from clams and pour over vegetables in saucepan; add enough water to barely cover and simmer, covered, over med heat til barely tender.

In meantime melt butter; add flour and blend; stirring constantly (in larger pot).

Add undrained vegetables, clams and vinegar and heat through.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.