Rhode Island

Today we went to the Roger Williams Zoo

in Providence, Rhode Island.

Harper played with the giant otters

and loved watching the elephants.

She still likes posing for pictures

but mostly wanted to watch the animals.

We saw flamingos

and brushed and petted the goats.

We both agreed our favorite part was feeding the giraffes!

After we saw all the animals, it was time to 

cool off in the splash zone.

Harper is always fascinated by mechanical things

and loved playing at this water wall.  She quickly figured

out that if she plugged the orange spigot, water would shoot out the clam’s mouth.  Each color had a different result.

She raced boats down the waterfall

and made a new friend.

We had a great time in the splash zone!

After all that playing, Harper needed to rest!

After the zoo, we cooled off with ice cream from Dairy Twirl.  Harper chose banana flavor!

In the afternoon, we relaxed at the hotel pool.

Several years ago when we were in Pennsylvania, we discovered Friendly’s restaurant.  We loved it and were excited to finally eat at one again!

Harper ordered Mac & Cheese with franks.

I got the bacon mac & cheese burger with fries!

We both chose hunka chunka peanut butter fudge ice cream with Reese’s peanut butter cups on top for dessert.  

It was all sooooo delicious!!

We had so much fun on our epic East Coast road trip!

Boston

Today we drove to Boston.  Our first stop was the

New England Aquarium.  There were so many fish!

Harper loved petting the stingrays

and touching the starfish.

Now that she reads, she was very interested in the educational facts.

There were a lot of penguins

and a huge 5 story tall fish tank with stingrays, 

sharks, fish, and giant turtles in it.

Next, we went to Chinatown for lunch.

We ate at Double Chin restaurant

and admired the traditional 

Chinese cakes with fruit on them.

Harper had a good time climbing on the cubes in Chinatown.

Next it was time to cool off in the Rings Fountain on the

Rose Kennedy greenway.

Harper ran and played for nearly 2 hours.

We had to take a break for ice cream!

We even had enough time to relax in the hotel pool.

Harper found some of her favorite foods for dinner— macaroni and cheese with mandarin oranges and fresh pineapple. It was another fun day in New England.

Maine

Today started with breakfast at Beach Bagels.

Then we went to Fort Williams Park to see

the Portland Headlight lighthouse.

The view from the cliff walk was amazing!

There was a playground at the park.

and a treehouse in the children’s garden.

Harper started a dance party with some friends she made.

We ate lunch at Becky’s Diner on the wharf, and

they made a Mickey Mouse fruit face pancake for Harper.

Harper wanted to swim at the indoor pool

then we played and relaxed on the beach.

Harper shoveled a lot of sand and said she was a “struction worker.”  She kept burying her “treasure” shells and

marking the spot with an X.

It was another perfect day at the beach!

We walked down to the pier for dinner.  Harper was so

happy when she saw Mac & Cheese with French fries and fruit snacks on the menu!

We loved staying in Old Orchard Beach!

Cranmore Mountain & Old Orchard Beach

This morning we had breakfast

then took a few more pictures at the Red Jacket Resort.

Harper is showing George how to pose.

Harper read a book on our balcony

and enjoyed this view!

Next, we went to Cranmore Mountain Adventure Park.

We rode the alpine coaster 6 times!

There was a huge inflatable obstacle course.

and a place to mine for gems.

We rode tubes down a giant slip-n-slide 

that sprayed us with water

and rode the zip line 3 times!

Next, we drove to Maine.  Harper was so sleepy!

Our hotel is on Old Orchard Beach.  

This is the view from our room.

We spent the afternoon relaxing on the beach.

Harper collected a lot of shells and 

then counted them over and over.

She played in the water for a little bit

but mostly we just talked and giggled and enjoyed the sun.

We walked down to the pier for dinner

and ice cream!

The beach is gorgeous at night too!