The Newport Kite Festival

While Ric was working last weekend, we joined some friends (GiGi and her daughter Kerri and two grandkids) and took a trip to Newport.

Usually, I avoid Newport in the summer because it's just so crowded. But that's in the shopping area - not at Brenton Point Park! Sure there were a lot of people, but it wasn't so crowded that we didn't enjoy ourselves. In fact, the kite festival was the kind of event that we could drop our blanket and lunch on the ground and then walk around to see the fun things that were going on. Where can you really do that these days?

These are a few pictures of the incredible day we had. The kites were so pretty - all different kinds. Some were huge (and probably expensive) and others were simple. All Megan kept saying the whole time was "Wook at Dat! Wook at Dat!"

(Even Mom was a little awed by what she saw!)







The kids really had a great time - Ryan and Dylan chased each other all over and wore each other out. (BTW, notice the t-shirts they are wearing? Ryan's says Red Sox, and Dylan's says New York Yankees. Hmmm....)

At one point, Megan found the girls with the bubbles. We couldn't get her to leave! Once we did, she slipped out of our sight in a split second and luckily, we knew where to look! Whew!

We'll definitely be doing this next year - it was definitely a grand time!