Beach & orchard

Sometimes the kiddos decide, all on their own, to be completely adorable together.  Neither Summer nor I was in the room when they decided to do this:

Last Saturday, we went to Salty Brine Beach to attend a birthday party for one of Maddie's friends.

Oliver liked watching the boats going into and out of Point Judith Pond -- big boats like the Block Island Ferry and "baby boats" too.

Madeline liked playing soccer with her friends -- the kids beat the grownups!  And she and Holden explored the shoreline.  Birthday boy Kyle found a dead baby lobster, and Madeline and Holden checked it out together:

On Sunday, Madeline and I posed some dinosaurs for a contest -- but we have to wait a month to find out how we did.

Then we met up with Oliver's friend Benji at Sunset Orchards so we could eat cider donuts and pick apples -- and so the kiddos could ride the barrel train (which Oliver called the "baby train")!

A good time was had by all.