Part 2 - Providence, RI

After spending Saturday morning cruising the streets of Providence (see Part 1), we headed over to Roger Williams Park. I would describe it as more of a compound than a park. This park houses a zoo, a Carousel Village, a Hasbro playground, a Temple to Music, a natural history museum, a botanical garden and lots of flower gardens, a casino, and who knows what else. We didn't have time to do everything, but we had a great time doing the things we did. We started off at Carousel Village and then had some fun at the playground. I love that Alexis is still "little" enough to enjoy a good playground.
I picked the blue dragon and Alexis was bummed that it didn't move up and down

A better choice the second time around

Life size Mr Potato Head - kind of scary -
Alexis wouldn't get close enough to take a picture

Hurry up and take the picture so I can keep playing

And we only double dogged dared him...should have held out for more....

When we started to sweat, we headed over to the Museum of Natural History and Planeterium. It was a small museum, but it had lots to see. They had scavenger hunt activity pages where the kids had to answer different questions by observing the different exhibits in the museum. Of course, Alexis thought this was the coolest thing ever! As a bonus, we were lucky enough to be just in time for the show at the planeterium. It was pretty amazing to actually see how the stars and other celestial bodies collide. At least that's what Rick and Alexis said. I had a nice little nap as soon as the lights went out and the room got dark. I guess it's a good thing we only paid $2 for the tickets.....

The 'clipboard' is definitely a look Alexis can pull off

The Mars Rover replica was by far Alexis' favorite part of the museum.

She loved that the display was equipped with a remote control device so

you could take it out for a spin.

After all of this fun, we were ready for some dinner so we settled in at Texas Roadhouse (now this might not sound exciting to you but it was quite a treat for us since the closest one to our home is 1 1/2 hours away). After dinner we stopped in at an Outlet Mall and I was ecstatic to find a Tupperware kiosk. Rick treated me to a Big Orange Bowl for making bread dough and quadruple batches of Christmas cookies (just like my mom's Big Green Bowl but 25 years newer) and a cupcake holder. Saturday ended with a swim in the hotel pool and 3 tired tourists kicking back in our room.
Boo! Scared you!

I can fly!

I snapped this picture just as the flash went off on Rick's camera.

What a cool effect!

Night night!