Rhode trip

We were able to take one more family trip to the Rhode Island coast and had such an amazing time.  although traveling with 4 little ones is not easy I have to say i just loove our little family getaways.  i love that i have nothing else to do but spend time with my family.  i have so much fun with my hubby and my babies.

one morning we headed to newport, rhode island just to drive around.  the girls loved going over the big bridges.  we found a little beach with lots of shells and let the girls and levi have at it.  they loved it.

I thought daddy looked so cute i had to snap a picture...he wasn't thrilled.

the best i could get...sad, i know.

after lunch we headed to the Mystic Seaport Aquarium.

abbie attempting to feed the bird from her stick...she was a little apprehensive about it.  ella wanted no part of it and waited outside with daddy and levi.

sophie loved it. of course.

levi loved watching the fish.

this guy was so funny.  apparently this teenage beluga whale has been known to get a bit sassy. 

he would go from being a good boy like this

to this

to THIS. 

to THIS!



we all thought it was funny so we would laugh but apprently miss beluga whale lady from the acquarium didn't . she told us not to laugh at him because he was putting on a show for us. oops.

so we would keep quiet and he would go back to this. 

silly whale. 

the girls were allowed to pick out a small toy at the gift shop.  of course sophie picked out a stuffed animal.  ella picked out a note pad (ella looves to write sentences and words)

and abbie picked out this thing.  i tried to convince her to get a cute little stuffed animal but she was all about this biting beluga whale thing.  oh abbie (don't mind that long piece of hair in the middle of her face).

on saturday daddy had a show to work at so i took the littles to the beach.  we went to a near by grocery store and bought beach toys and a beach chair for 75% off (yay!) and spent the day relaxing at the beach.  it was a beautiful day, too cold to swim of course but beautiful nonetheless.

sophie was so excited when she found a starfish had washed ashore (mommy was pretty excited too!)










and here is the picture right before Levi was consumed by a big wave...not a mother of the year moment...but levi forgave me!



and he was on his feet again in no time...just a little wet.


the girls loved running away from the waves.





then abbie joined the fun.





sophie liked it until she was caught by a wave. 







saying goodbye to her starfish.







and then i got to look at this cutie



doing this on our car ride back to NY. 





can you blame him?  look at those little fat feet. 
i would eat them too!





what a great weekend.  i am so blessed.