Two weeks ago we left early Monday morning to drive to Rhode Island.  We have a lot of friends there and we had been looking forward to seeing them, and preparing for the trip for some time.  I also tend to put in a curriculum order to pick up while in the States, and of course we also visited sites like Amazon.com, and Cabelas too.  So we were expecting a few parcels upon our arrival.  We were not disappointed.  I now wish I'd taken a photo of the stack.

The first full day we were in RI we visited our friend with a new baby.  My friend looks great!  And the baby girl is a sweet and very mellow child--at least she was at a week of age. 

After the visit we spent time at a beach.  The weather was beautiful, but it was very windy and not terribly warm!
We topped that day off with a seafood dinner.

The next day we got to go to a PawSox game.  I think it was a first for all of us to go to a real baseball game.  We munched on popcorn and slurped on frozen lemonade and had a grand old time!  The PawSox lost, but it was fun anyway.

Friday was another highlight of our trip.  Our friend took us to Boston!  Our first stop was at the Red Sox store right beside Fenway Park! (Can you tell I'm a Red Sox fan?)  Belle came out one Red Sox cap richer, and Boo came out with a kid's ball and bat.  I am the proud posessor of a Red Sox magnet for my fridge.

We then traveled downtown and parked right under the Public Gardens.  And yes these are the gardens of "Make Way for Ducklings" fame.  We even saw the swan boats!  And of course, Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Ouack, Pack and Quack! But that was in the evening.  In the morning we took a tour of Old Boston--it was fantastic for reinforcing what we are learning in history.  And the guide was knowlegeable and funny!  I thought it was hilarious when he held his cane up high in the air or waved it at vehicles to get them to stop so we could all cross the street.   
 


We ended the morning with lunch at "Cheers".  It was very noisy, but the food was good.

(This is turning out to be a long post, so see Part 2 for the afternoon.)