Vacation: Part 1 - NH

We began our vacation this year with a trip to New Hampshire to celebrate Great Grandma Irene's 90th birthday! We headed out of RI on Saturday and spent the afternoon and evening in Portsmouth, NH. Alex traveled in the car with us and Merrill and Steve met up with us when we got there.

It was a little cloudy and rainy when we left but the afternoon turned out to be beautiful and we all got in a swim at the municipal pool in Portsmouth before heading to the Blue Mermaid for dinner. Benjamin and Julia had had a long day so we turned in early and were awake at dawn - the perfect time to get in a little snuggling!

We headed out for a walk to get breakfast (at the Friendly Toast - delicious) and to see a little more of the town. We could only do window shopping as it was 7am on Sunday but it was a nice start to the day. Julia's friend, Blizzard (an acquisition from our recent aquarium trip) joined us for the tour!

 From there, it was over to my Uncle Rob and Aunt Susan's house for the party. There were lots of aunts, uncles, and cousins to catch up and play with. Benj got in a little knock hockey and Julia did a little beanbag tossing and some baseball.

And, of course, there was the main event - celebrating with my Grandmother!

We were thrilled to be able to be there to sing Happy Birthday and spend time with everyone. A great start to our vacation!