This past weekend we took a long road trip up to Rhode Island to visit the RI Youngers and to celebrate Grandpa J's 60th, Hudson's 3rd and Roxanne's birthdays. It was a LONG drive (13.5 hours there & 12 hours home) but we had SOOO much fun and are very happy that we made the trip out there!
The kids love traveling in the new minivan. There are 2 DVD screens and each can play a separate movie. This greatly lessens the fighting over movies! Silas traveled in his PJ's all day.
We drove through NY City on the way there - it wasn't bad going through NYC but once we got closer to Connecticut, it was very backed up and really slowed us down!
This was our view of NYC as we zoomed past!
Our first full day in RI, we went to the beach. The weather didn't exactly cooperate, but we still had fun. The kids all went for a long walk on the beach with Justin and Shawn, while Abby and I sat on the beach talking (bundled in long sleeves and towels). This was Silas after getting back from the walk and deciding he was done with the great outdoors.
Ella found some seaweed on the walk and decided she wanted to see how it tasted...yum!
A mix of some OH and RI Youngers - minus Abby, the picture taker
The OH Youngers
The RI Youngers
Justin and I with the lovely moon and ocean behind us!
The kids did SO well together! Silas and Myles played a lot and Hudson mixed in with them some. Ella and Molly had a total ball together and it was amazing how quickly they picked right up with each other and played like they see each other every day.
Hudson is a complete and total cutie and it's funny how much he reminds me of a mix between Silas and cousin Trent. Yikes! :)
On Saturday, we got to celebrate the birthdays and it was great! Grandpa J and Roxanne wore their birthday hats and Hudson blew out all the candles. Happy Happy Birthday!!
During the birthday party we started to get lots of thunderstorms. It cooled the temp off but the electricity also went out for several hours. We hung out on the deck for quite awhile and then decided to go to the beach again after the storms had passed.
We didn't get there until after 7pm or so, and the lightening was great. Ella and Molly stopped for a picture. As you can tell, Ella watches too much TV...
Shawn, Uncle Bill, Ann and Grandpa Jim - watching the kids play in the ocean.
Ella, Hailey and Molly were digging holes and making castles. They were surprised by a big wave!
Ella ended up with a face full of ocean water!
The adults hung pretty close because the waves were quite big!!
Mason, Huddy, Abby, Ella, Molly, Hailey, Roxanne, and Myles on the beach
As the sun set, the skies were beautiful.
Just a quick video of the kids running around on the beach.
Ella and Molly...snoozing hard.
{I sometimes wake in the early morning
& listen to the soft breathing of my children
& I think to myself, this is one thing I will never regret
& I carry that quiet with me all day long.}
~StoryPeople...
There are many times in our over-scheduled, overwhelmed lives that we think we cannot fit another thing in.
Too far, too busy, too this and too that.
But this was too much fun and too important to miss and we're looking forward to many more visits!
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