Easter Weekend 2007 in Newport, Rhode Island

Happy Easter Everyone!

I hope you had a great Easter Weekend. We took a pleasant trip up to Newport Rhode Island for the weekend. Cakky hitched a ride up with us on her way to visit her parents in Barnford, CT. Cakky's Mom made us some delectable pasta salad while we watched a little of the NASA Channel. I also got a chance to check out her needlepoint couch and then crawled my way around the rest of the amazing house overlooking the Long Island Sound. Dad hung out with Mr. Hogan. Mr. Hogan has quite a collection of famous baseball player autographs he collected as a kid. A few that I remember Dad telling me he saw were: Tyrus "Ty" Cobb, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, Mel Ott, Warren Spahn, Jimmie Foxx, Ted Williams, Rogers Hornsby, Honus Wagner and Satchel Paige to name a few. A few were personalized letters to him. It was a enjoyable middle point stop.

When we arrived in Newport we had dinner in town. The Cooke House served us up a nice fest. The only problem was that Dad got food poisoning from the Clam Chowder. It was a rough night for Mom. Between me crying every few hours, since I was not use to my surroundings, and Dad dealing with his food poisoning, she was pretty worn down. But, she held strong the next day by taking me to all the great shops that line Thames Street. She even picked up a few goodies for Dad and me. After Mom brought home some fresh chicken soup and fruit, Dad began to fight off the fever he had for the last 24 hours. We finished the evening by going to the park and checking out the playgrounds swing and slide. Boy it was fun playing while the ocean breeze hit our faces. It got a little cold after a while, so we headed back to Harbour Court to finish off the day.

On Easter we had a nice breakfast with Granddad John and Debs. They are alway such fun to hang out with. After the meal I started to get a little tired and we headed back home to relax to finish off the Easter Weekend.

Enjoy the next coming weeks. Hope to update you again soon.

Peace Out...Massimo McRae



More Pictures:

Visit to Playground in Central Park

>Visit to 96th Street Playground with Dad



Dad and I took a walk to the 96th Street playground in Central Park this weekend. Dad pushed me back and forth on the swing and then I enjoyed going down the slippery slide. The weather was wonderful so we meandered around inside the park following the playground fiesta. I also went with Mom and Dad to pick up my first pair of blue leather Naturino shoes.

We also had a great lunch with MuMu and Rick at Serafina on 79th St. It was a very frantic table. I enjoyed eating my spaghetti and Cheerios at the table. MuMu let me investigate the bucket of ice chilling a bottle of rose. I got so excited from the texture and feel of the ice that I accidentally grabbed the bucket and dumped the ice water on MuMu's lap. She played it off splendidly as we continued with our gastronomic delight.

Earlier in the week, Mumu, Mama, and Megan taught me to put a ball in a box and also how to knock down a tower of blocks. Oh so much fun!

I hope everyone had a great weekend like we did. We are headed up to Newport, RI for Easter weekend. I am excited to stay a few nights at Harbor Court and cruise around town. I wish everyone a pleasant week and a Happy Holiday.