February Part 4: Birthday & Outside

Toward the end of February, my birthday arrived.

With Summer's help, the kiddos had made me sculptures; this one, from Madeline, is a trophy!

For my birthday, we went to one of my favorite places in Rhode Island: Beavertail State Park.

We explored the rocky shoreline ...

... and poked around in tidepools.

After we'd returned to the path, Madeline ran away from us and got lost and everyone was scared and that was no fun.  But we found her and carried on.  Phew.

The next day, there was much Legoing.

We also ran out for a quick trip to Lincoln Woods State Park.

There we climbed a big hill and sat on a rock.

Then we looked for bigger rocks to climb.

And then we went home.

February Part 3: Uncle Marc & Grand Tour

This February, the kiddos were excited for a special visitor ...

... Great Uncle Marc!  He took us out to dinner at a restaurant ...

... brought gifts for the kiddos ...

... and even taught a yoga session.

We took Great Uncle Marc on a tour of some Providence institutions: the Athenaeum ...

... Brown's campus ...

... Prospect Terrace ...

... the Roger Williams National Memorial, and finally a walk along the Providence River.

That was a lot of walking.  Back home, everyone was happy to rest.

February Part 2: Zoo & Birthday

One snowy February weekend, we needed to get out of the house, so we went to the zoo.

The flamingos have a temporary indoor home.

We had fun ...

... until the snow started coming down again and we headed home.

In February, Madeline turned six.  She got some exciting gifts ...

... as well as her chosen birthday dinner of macaroni and cheese, corn muffins, and mashed potatoes, followed by a sundae for dessert.

Once she was six, Madeline felt very grown up.