My mother is an angel

My mother is an angel.  It was so nice to have her come visit after Dominic was born.  She worked endlessly cleaning and helping with the baby for the 12 days that she was here.  Sadly, due to the crazy cold weather we weren't able to get out much with the baby so she didn't get to see many sites.  I guess that means she'll just have to come back and visit soon!  Here are some highlights of her time here.

We bundled Dominic up so we could go to the museum.  He looks so chubby here-but he is proudly rockin' his hoodie from Peru.  Thanks Berta!

My mom and I took Dominic to Yale's Peabody Museum.  He was very fascinated and learned a lot I'm sure

Once home, Dominic eagerly told Daddy about the museum.   Michael was happy to see us after a long day of school.

For the holiday (MLK Jr. day) we decided to cruise up to Newport, Rhode Island.  None of us had been to Rhode Island, so we thought it would be a fun day trip.

Michael with Dominic all bundled up.  The wind made for a very chilly day.

The coast was beautiful

Our little family

The pier

We got to drive across that really cool bridge on the way over to Newport.  I was like a little kid and thought it was sooo cool.

I love this guy

Some ships actually have anchors this big! Amazing.

See the resemblance?

The sunset was very pretty.  We don't ever get to see the sunset from our house in New Haven, so this was a treat!  (There are too many tall buildings and trees that interfere with our view!)

By the turn of the 20th century, many of the nation's wealthiest families were summering in Newport, including the Vanderbilts, Astors and Widener family.  These families constructed large "cottages" (AKA mansions) where they would come for a brief social season.  The mansions had elaborate receiving, dining, music and ballrooms, but only few bedrooms, since the guests were expected to have cottages of their own.  The next series of photos are taken of some of the large houses that we saw.

All of the homes in town were enormous!  We couldn't believe it!

This mansion was for sale.  We considered making an offer.

The Marble House (in case you want to read more about it on Wikipedia)

My darling mother

This tree was amazing

The entrance to "the Breakers"

The Breakers

The Breakers

The Breakers

The Breakers

I loved the gold colored moss

Before my mom left for the airport, we went and explored Yale's Sterling Library.

I am so grateful that my mother came to visit.  Aside from the museum, Rhode Island and Library trips, we also enjoyed a movie together and had a pizza party with our friends/neighbors the Pope's while she was visiting.  She was great and watched Dominic one night so that Michael and I could go on a date.  We are looking forward to visiting Utah soon, maybe the beginning of March.  Until then, anyone is welcome to visit us!