Rhode Eye-Lun Part 2

Not sure how they got aligned to the lefthand side, but these first pics are from our trip over to Block Island, where we nourished ourselves with lobster rolls and ice cream just as soon as we got there. Tommy had his usual sorbet.

Ignoring the classic advice, we hit the beach right after eating.














Then we grabbed a cocktail. Soooo nice to walk right off the sand to the restaurant/bar.














Then it was all aboard the ferry back to the mainland. The ride is so beautiful and relaxing, especially with a bloody mary or a Narragansett beer in hand...




























Tommy and Pauline share a sit in a leather chair. This was his first introduction to Sponge Bob. I think he could have taken or left the square-panted one, but we'll see what he thinks about him as time goes on.


Back at Saltaire, the cousins ran around the yard and house like wild children, with Tommy trying to keep up with Thomas, Pauline and Liam.

Then they decided to pile-on Chris.

Cousins Tommy and Thomas share the same adventurous, try-anything spirit. It's fun to watch them pal around. I'm sure they'll be getting into all kinds of trouble together as they get older.

At our bungalow on Knowlesway, Tommy heckles beachgoers as they pass by. (Not really. He's much more likely just to yell out, "HI, PEOPLE!")

The Backpack came with us on this last trip to the beach before leaving Narragansett.

On the day we left, we took a tour of the former Fortune family houses in Warwick near the Providence airport. Uncle Bill's narration was quite entertaining and very educational. We learned a lot about the history of the family in that area, and we even stopped at this Newport Creamery where Tommy's Granny worked as a teenager. Memories...