Rhode Island Visit

Mike had to head straight back to work after Maine, but Norah and Gogo spent a few days together in Rhode Island with Auntie Zeez and Uncle Tommy. It was so wonderful to spend time together. Zeez and Tom are just the sweetest with the boys, and Lewis absolutely loved being with them.

It was a very emotional visit because the whole family was processing the very recent news that Tom is beginning a battle with throat cancer. We love him so much, and are so grateful to have him as part of our family. He and Louise are being amazingly strong already. They’re a wonderful support for each other. We have been praying for them constantly and sending them all the love and support we can.

The kids were a wonderful distraction while we were there. Lewis loved playing in the baby pool and spraying everyone with the hose. We were able to take him to the playground and the local beach and get in a jog on the bike trail. We also took him to the carousel, but we ended up just waving at Gogo and Beau riding the horses, because Lewis was a little "scary"...scared of it all! We drove by Gogo’s old houses. And, we did a couple good runs to the Daily Scoop for the best ice cream ever! Tommy also was so kind to gift his train set to Lewis who is in complete heaven to have new trains to play with! In fact, he told me just the other day that he has to take good care of Uncle Tommy’s trains. The time flew by all too quickly, but we’ll be back again soon.