Well, there is a LOT of catching up to do here. If you are still keeping up with this blog, then THANK YOU for not giving up on me! There have been some computer/iPhoto issues, so here goes a BIG catch up!
This summer, we went to Newport, RI and Amherst, MA. Newport is an old stomping ground of Cary's-- he used to spend summers there so it was really fun to get him to show us around. The beach was BEAUTIFUL! Here are some pictures of our family enjoying it!
Cary and I took a risk and brought these boys to visit 1 of Newport's famous mansions called "The Breakers." It was a cottage of the Vanderbilt family, and it was really interesting to go through the tour. Elijah was asleep for most of it, and Jaron and Jordan did well listening to the info on the headphones. I must say that somewhere along the way, several pictures of this portion of the trip got lost in my computer, so I wish I could show you more, but here we are with the pictures we have left!
After Newport, we drove to Amherst, MA to visit Cary's sister Lissa, our brother-in-law, John, and our niece Marisol! Cary's parents (Baw Paw and Grammy) were also there! We stayed in a bed and breakfast, which was quite a new experience for the boys, but it had a nice big lawn right outside our door, and they made different kinds of muffins every day for breakfast! It was awesome. We had such a great time here!
We took this picture at Marisol's school.
One of our favorite parts of this trip was when we went to a farm to pick strawberries. They had all sorts of fruit popsicles made with homemade yogurt, and here are the boys eating the popsicles!
It was so cute to watch these boys pick strawberries! Jaron was a good helper for Elijah. :)
Here are Marisol and Jaron eating the strawberries they picked!
Me and Cary in strawberry fields forever...:)
With Baw Paw, their gardener grandpa
Dressed up nice for a day at the Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) Museum
We went to a random spot where the kids could "dig" for "gold." They really liked this!
At a farmer's market with Grammy and Baw Paw. This was also a neighborhood where the boys visited a candy shop called "Captain Candy," suggested by Lissa. It was fun!
Cary's Mom, Sandra, had a great idea for a family picture...tye-dyed t-shirts! Elijah's was a little too big, but he sure looked cute! We had a GREAT time just hanging out at Marisol, Lissa and John's house just cooking dinner and playing in their backyard. Here are some pictures of the Pierce family all together!
Lissa and Jaron
Back in our B&B reading books before bed. Lissa gave us the cutest book called "Knuffle Bunny." It has become one of the boys' favorites!
This was an AMAZING family trip. Really unique and fun- thanks to all the Pierces for making our time so special! And thanks to Cary for having the idea to take us to places that we've never been before. We love it!
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