2007 Family Vacation: Day 6

Whew! This morning we packed everything up and met the wedding party and guests at ABC (The Atlantic Beach Club) for brunch. Brunch was buffet style and had all the normal breakfast items and also included a fish dish, salad, fruit, etc.

From Sightseeing a...

After the kids ate they went out to the beach for another look at the RI coast. Roger had some albums for Bob that we took and hid away in the van.



We said our good-byes to everyone, promissing to keep in touch once we got back to our busy lives. Jim and Diane took Bob and Gail to the airport to catch their flight at 2:30.

We left and went back to the little tourist stores to buy some souveniers. Since it was Sunday morning, there weren't many stores open. The kids got some little toys and shirts with RI on them. Kathy got a signed cookbook by a local artist - Behind Newport Doors: A Cookbook by Muriel Barclay de Tolly.

From Sightseeing a...

We drove around looking at the big houses on the coast before fueling up and heading to our second leg of the vacation - Cape May!

2007 Family Vacation: Day 5

Today is wedding day! We slept in this morning and really took it pretty easy all day. We went by the Hyatt to see "the gang" who were hanging out by the pool, eating seafood and sipping Coronas.

We went back to the room and began to get ready for the wedding. Everyone needed showers, so that took awhile. We got to the lighthouse at the Hyatt at 4:30, a half an hour before the ceremony.

From Before the We...

Despite the pervious days' forcasts of rain, the weather was perfect. A little windy, but what do you expect right on the coast?

The ceremony was very beautiful and touching. After the bride and groom kissed, I'm sure everyone's mind was on the reception!

From Chris and Rac...

The reception was also held in the hotel. We were assigned a table with some of the bride's family, but were right next to the dance floor. The kids really got into it, dancing with everyone in sight! It must have been the Shirley Temples and Roy Rogers they were drinking that go them going.

From Reception

Bob was doing real well, out on the dance floor with Gail and every other pretty bridesmaid he could find.

From Reception

At about 11:00 or so, we followed Bob and Gail up to their room to get some breakables to take home in the van so they wouldn't have to worry about them on the plane. We went back to the Days Inn and crashed.

2007 Family Vacation: Day 4

I got up early this morning (around 9:00) and got some Dunkin Donuts for the kids, picked up some milk and OJ at Shaw's and swung by Starbucks to get a couple Venti Mochas for Kathy and me.

We picked up Bob and Gail at the Hyatt around noon and drove them to the beaches and to Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge we saw the day before. As we were driving around, we noticed a castle-type building and followed the road to St. George's School. We drove around the campus until security started following us.

From St. George Sc...

On the way back, we stopped at the beach again and let the kids slosh around in the water. The water had to be 50 degrees! Freezing!



We decided to get something to eat, and Kathy noticed an ad in the Hyatt's map for a local brew pub just down the street from our hotel. Coddington Brewing Company had several tasty beers to go with our lunches. Even Kathy had one - the Blueberry Blonde. Wasn't bad, really.

After lunch we went to Walmart so Bob and Gail could get some munchies for their room. We bought an inflatable raft so Nicholas would be more comfortable on the floor.

We dropped Bob and Gail off around 4:30 and went back to the room to rest before the Rehersal Dinner at 7:00.

We got to Sardella's a little after 7:00 and saw Chris's brother, Todd and his wife Michelle for the first time in a few years. We found a table and mingled and ate appetizers for an hour. The girls were drinking Shirley Temples and Nicholas got hooked on Roy Rogers. All three kids found the other kids and were hanging out on the terrace.

From Rehersal Dinn...

Dinner was "family-style" and was served on a three tier platter. On the bottom was chicken with a red sauce, the middle had fish with a white sauce, and the top held cheese ravioli in an Alfredo sauce. It was really very good. At about 10:30, we took Bop and Gail back to the Hyatt, then went back to our hotel.

Tomorrow is the wedding and reception.