My parents came to visit for Memorial weekend. Besides the boatload of honey-do items that got accomplished, thanks in large part to Dad's expertise, we managed to squeeze in a quick weekend trip to Block Island, Rhode Island. We stayed in the Hendrickson House, pictured left. It was a comfortable condo with quick and convenient access to the Island's Old Harbor district.
We enjoyed a host of activities including beach combing, sandcastle building, moped riding, walking the island and exploring the interior, hiking to one of the historic lighthouses, visiting a small collection of farm animals, and tree climbing! That's Kennedy's little head poking out of the foliage to the left.
One peculiarity I noted was the absence of privacy fences to delineate one parcel of land from another. The result was this fabulous spot of rolling green pasture plunked right in the middle of a circle of homesteads. I wish we planned our communities like this today. Wouldn't that be great to send the kids out the back door to play and know they have a huge enclosure of outdoor space to play in, which could be looked upon from the backyard of every Mom in the neighborhood?
The girls didn't require any encouragement to get out and play. There's just something irresistible about wide open spaces; it feels like an open invitation to find an adventure! The girls soon had these geese on the run; poor fellas!
Sunday's weather proved to be nothing but beachy feeling, fortunately it made staying away from the beach and keeping the Sabbath a lot easier. There aren't any LDS congregations on Block Island, so we opted to spend the day exploring some of the lesser seen treasures of the island, including this lighthouse. I really couldn't get a good picture because it was so shrouded with fog, but it was a fun hike. We barely missed being able to see the inside as the keeper of the light had closed shop literally minutes before our arrival.
My parents came to visit for Memorial weekend. Besides the boatload of honey-do items that got accomplished, thanks in large part to Dad's expertise, we managed to squeeze in a quick weekend trip to Block Island, Rhode Island. We stayed in the Hendrickson House, pictured left. It was a comfortable condo with quick and convenient access to the Island's Old Harbor district. 
We enjoyed a host of activities including beach combing, sandcastle building, moped riding, walking the island and exploring the interior, hiking to one of the historic lighthouses, visiting a small collection of farm animals, and tree climbing! That's Kennedy's little head poking out of the foliage to the left.
One peculiarity I noted was the absence of privacy fences to delineate one parcel of land from another. The result was this fabulous spot of rolling green pasture plunked right in the middle of a circle of homesteads. I wish we planned our communities like this today. Wouldn't that be great to send the kids out the back door to play and know they have a huge enclosure of outdoor space to play in, which could be looked upon from the backyard of every Mom in the neighborhood?
The girls didn't require any encouragement to get out and play. There's just something irresistible about wide open spaces; it feels like an open invitation to find an adventure! The girls soon had these geese on the run; poor fellas!
Sunday's weather proved to be nothing but beachy feeling, fortunately it made staying away from the beach and keeping the Sabbath a lot easier. There aren't any LDS congregations on Block Island, so we opted to spend the day exploring some of the lesser seen treasures of the island, including this lighthouse. I really couldn't get a good picture because it was so shrouded with fog, but it was a fun hike. We barely missed being able to see the inside as the keeper of the light had closed shop literally minutes before our arrival.
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What fun to live in such a fabulous spot! There is so much to see and do there. Looks like a fun weekend! Can't wait to hear about the rest of your adventurous summer travels...
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