Rhode Island Vacation Part 1: Carrie & Alfredo's Wedding

We're back from our Rhode Island vacation and we did so many fun things that I'm posting everything under separate entries.

To summarize though, we had an amazing week. Laina stayed with Auntie Di, Uncle Tommy, Nik and Trix and she did wonderfully. She was a trooper being away from us for 4 full days. She had a blast hanging out with Auntie Di & Nik every day and despite the 6am wake up calls, we think Auntie Di had a great time too.

Joe and I stayed at a Marriott in Coventry, RI which was about a 10 minute drive from Di's house. It was so strange being away from Laina for that many days. At first we didn't quite know what to do with ourselves but we quickly settled into a groove! We slept late, ate when and what we wanted to, listened to whatever music we wanted to, watched whatever TV we wanted to...you get the picture. It was really funny because we didn't even have a car seat in our car since Di had it. We felt like a newly married couple again!

Here's the re-cap of our week. On Sunday we attended Carrie and Alfredo's wedding in Newport. Carrie was my college roommate and we've stayed in touch since we graduated. On Monday we toured two mansions and did some Newport shopping. On Tuesday we took a great lighthouse cruise and then did almost the entire Cliffwalk in Newport (details to follow). On Wednesday we drove to Mystic, CT for some great shopping at Olde Mystic Village and then ate pizza at THE Mystic Pizza! On Thursday we picked Laina up and headed to Roger Williams Zoo before heading home. Action packed week of fun. Here are the photos...

Checking into our hotel. Laina has never been to a hotel before so she thought our room was really cool and especially liked the ride Daddy gave her on the luggage cart.

Auntie Di & Laina at our hotel.

Waiting for Carrie's wedding to begin. Check out the beautiful scenery. She got married at the ocean. What an amazing back drop!

Another shot of my prior to the wedding. Don't I look relaxed! I like vacation!

Carrie and Alfredo, newly married and walking down the aisle. I love the bubbles floating everywhere.

Carrie and Alfredo enjoying themselves at their reception.

Carrie and I at the reception. Doesn't she look beautiful!