The Guest House

We just got back from 2 days at the coast...2 stormy, windy, cold days. We stayed at one of my favorite places, a guest house owned by a friend. We've stayed there several times before, but this was K's first experience there. This house is great, fully stocked with amenities of home. K found the toys in the play room within 30 seconds of entering the house and didn't come out for nearly a half hour!  When we got there, the weather was so-so. Partly sunny, but still pretty cold and windy. We made our way down to the beach and played for a bit until our fingers started going numb. This is what the sky looked like then. 
After we returned to the house, the clouds started rolling in, but that didn't stop K from trying to spot a whale (or anything). He found the binoculars and was in love. 
I don't know why I love this house so much, it's just so comfortable. I could lounge around it all day (and I have on previous trips when we weren't also trying to entertain a 2 yr old!). This is one of the best places to sit in the house, right in front of the picture window which looks out to the ocean. 

And this is what you see. I never tire of this view:

Shortly after the rain came, and it didn't really stop through the whole next day. Hence, we mostly just stayed in our cozy little home by the sea, playing games and watching movies. We did make a trip into Newport for a little sight-seeing and lunch. 

On the day we left, it was fairly nice in the morning. The wind died down for a while and the sun came out, it was actually pleasant. We hit the beach on last time and had a nice walk, until the clouds started rolling back in and we got cold...

When we got home, it was still early in the day and very nice out so we went to the park. We realized that K played in the sand more at the park that day than he did during our 2 days at the coast. :-)