Snowden's on Tour: MANSIONS IN NEWPORT / FAMILY PHOTO SHOOT :)

We drove to Newport, Rhode Island three days in a row!!! Day one: Went to the beach that had great waves for the Northeast, warmer water, but RED TIDE :( We caught some great waves and had a blast, but once we got out Jessi and I started having a panic attack (pictures soon to be posted...Dad has them on his camera b/c I was flipping out) we had gobs and gobs of red seaweed stuck in our hair....SERIOUSLY STUCK with only like 10 minutes to shower....then we started noticing little critters crawling/living in the seaweed in our hair and swimsuit.....FREAK OUT TIME! Seriously....we would pull handfuls of this stuff out of our board shorts...sick nasty! We ended up getting it all out by using some sample hair conditioner that I happened to have and we had to brush and rinse and brush and rinse....we had a small mountain of red seaweed at our feet when we finished. MEMORY MADE. Then we went to visit Chris and Rompton, they are friends we made during the ice storm from Dad's work.

Day Two: We ate at the most authentic Italian restaurant that I have been to since I have been in Italy....wonderful! Then we started visiting the Newport Mansions and finished the day walking the Cliff Walk behind the mansions.

BLEAKERS MANSION = VANDERBILT OLD MONEY = INCREDIBLY AND OVERLY BEAUTIFUL/OVERWHELMING

We couldn't take pictures inside the mansion, but this my family looking out onto a beautiful backyard that is closed in by the Atlantic ocean.

This is just the side of the house...most things inside were gold plated and everywhere you looked there were carvings, sculptures, statues, tapestries, portraits, and tapestries!

The boys like all the big shade/climbing trees the mansions had on their property.

Mom and Dad outside Rosecliff Mansion. This Mansion had a room that looked like it could have been taken from a scene in "Pride and Prejudice" so imagine Mom as Lizzie and Dad as Mr. Darcy in this kissy picture below....I am sure Mom is a little embarrassed right now....love you mom!

P.S. The picture below and to the left....is Mom and Dad trying to chest bump....don't think I need to comment any further....except for Dad looks a little more into the chest/belly bump :)

The Robinson Bunch at RoseCliff Gardens

Before picture......

After picture....Marcus making it a little more interesting (look at his face...pure bliss)...by putting rocks down my shirt and making me whine. haha!