the beginning of fall

With a rain storm and cool breeze knocking the humidity out of the air and leaving us with a cool sunny day we decided to head straight for some fall goodness.  The four of us (Isabelle, Grammy, Grampy & myself) headed to CT to visit Clyde's Cider Mill for some delicious apple cider and cider donuts... I really can't say which is my favorite part.... the cider or the donuts...so good.  This was Isabelle's first cider donut experience and I'm pretty sure she was happy with the outcome...

yummy!

Clyde's is a pretty unique place in that it is the oldest steam powered cider mill in the US - and of course with our luck it wasn't running at the time - they were cleaning the mill.  Regardless, we had a nice afternoon sipping mulled cider and eating donuts.  On the way home we decided to stop at the beach for a quick walk.

charlestown breachway

chasing waves and enjoying the crystal clear view of Block Island

(mama's backside suffering from a baby that insists she eat constantly...does that mean a boy or girl..?)

And after all that we still managed to meet up with friends (Kelly, baby Noa, Kris & Sara) to pay Mrs. Mai a visit at Ocean View for some delicious chinese cuisine.  Kelly took some pictures and maybe I could get her to send me a few (in all her spare time...:)).  

One slight disappointment for our dedicated Ocean View lovers.... the General Gau was made with white meat this time...lets hope this isn't a "new thing".....

And today we head off to the zoo "to visit the bald eagles and check out their talons"