VACATION - Wednesday through Sunday!!!

Well, we've been here at the beach for a few days. The weather has been fantastic! We're all having a blast...

We arrived at poppy's on Wednesday morning around 6:30am following an easy flight which only took about 3 hours and 15 minutes. Avi slept the whole time but continues to grow so her head and trunk were on her seat and her legs were across my lap. I didn't get to sleep but for an hour as my restless right leg kicked in (Avi was across my left leg). :) It was raining when we landed at 5:15am and headed to the car rental place after getting our bags. We visited with poppy for about an hour to get something for Avi to eat and then we all fell asleep for 4 hours. We visited some more and then hit the road for Rhode Island.

We made a pit stop at the Bass Pro Shop at Gillette Stadium both to take a break from driving in the rain and to buy a fishing pole. Avi loved the aquarium they had and was able to touch a rainbow trout. She also enjoyed climbing aboard a boat and an ATV. We got back in the car and headed the rest of the way to Narragansett. The family was there to meet us and were excited to find out we're having a boy!

We headed to the beach and Avi had no problem running in to the water - no fear! The temperature wasn't too bad - for both the water and the air. We stayed for a bit but it was fairly late in the day. That night we had spaghetti and meatballs for dinner and watched the Red Sox game. We also made our trek to Ben and Jerry's for ice cream - yummy!

Thursday morning we ate breakfast and got things together for another day at the beach. Brandon and my uncles Tony and Jim went fishing and my cousin Darcy had to go to a doctor's appt to my mom and my aunts Shirley and Christine took Avi and Richard to the beach. We had bought a seine and were able to scoop up some jellyfish which looked like ice cubes and a few bait fish but not much else. After the beach we stopped to get lunch and then back to the house. Avi took a nap. That night we had grilled chicken and salad. Then we went to get gelato down by the beach - yummy!

Friday we got up and again ate breakfast. The women went shopping for the morning - Ocean State Job Lot and Marshalls. We ate lunch and then headed down the beach after Avi's nap. Auntie Shelle took Avi in the water as the waves were hitting me right waist level. She had so much fun and was screaming in glee the whole time. That night we had Surf n Turf with lobster and Brazilian steak, baked potatoes, grilled vidalia onions and cole slaw. YUMMY! John had made a Brazilian drink which I can't spell but it's similar to Mojitos - let's just say anyone who drank one was a bit snockered and that night's walk to Ben and Jerry's was s-l-o-w!

Saturday we got up early and headed to go clamming at low tide. We had a few carloads heading there. We thought Avi might have a good time so we put on her bathing suit and were ready to go. I carried her out to the water but she had no interest in putting her feet in either the mud or the water. Even pointing out the fish swimming and the hermit crabs didn't help. So, we ended our foray early and headed back to the house. We gave Avi some space to get in a better mood which she did and then the rest of the crew returned with about 36 clams. We did lunch buffet style with all of our leftovers. The adults headed off to John's sons "green grocer"store and then to dinner in Providence. My childhood friend Melissa came over with her husband and 2 sons for a visit as they were in the area. Mason is Avi's age and Max is almost a year old. The husbands went fishing for the afternoon while Melissa and I visited and kept the kids busy. We went for a nice walk around the neighborhood and then the boys returned. Brandon, Avi and I went out to eat at Friendly's - yummy! and then headed back to the house. By the time we got back the "adults" were back and having root beer floats. We watched the rest of the Red Sox game and then everyone hit the hay.

This morning we got up and my mom and John made blueberry pancakes. After breakfast we headed to the beach for a few hours. Avi had fun playing in the sand and water, walking the beach, eating a hot dog and feeding the "eagles" -or in our world seagulls. :) She wasn't afraid of them at all even when they swooped down at her - she just simply told them "all gone guys"! We came back to house and ate lunch and now Avi is taking her nap. Tonight we're grilling again and I'm sure we'll have ice cream!

More to come...Don't forget to see the pictures on the web album. We'll be posting more in the next few days.