rhode island

We had a lovely visit to Grandma and Papa's house in Rhode Island. Here's Maddy and her cousin, Olivia. ( Look at that hair!Those curls!)
She is quickly learning how to climb, so getting up on this bench was quite an accomplishment. She was just beaming with pride. And here's Miss Maddycat with her Papa. A lot of people ask me how I get her hat to stay on, as toddlers are notorious for whipping them right of. The answer is, I don't know. I have two hats for her that she will just wear. I leave them on her a lot, like even if we go in a store, I'll keep the hat on, so maybe she's used to it? I honestly don't know what the magic words are...
Maddy in her...er.. Olivia's Fourth of July dress, with Jack and Papa in the background. Jack was spraying Maddy with the hose and she loved it. Until she decided to go off exploring elsewhere... Ahh, one of summer's simple pleasures... hose water.