Rice A Ronnie

Here are some pics from our Vineyard trip. Shogun and fam. rent a house and, graciously, invite us up to cramp their style for a weekend. Dianna went up, with Sean and the kids, on Thursday, then Christi, Ryan and I followed on Friday. Christi, Sean, Ryan and I got to leave on Sunday . . .  Dianna stayed until . . . late Monday night with the kids. 

Here the kids are scratching the paint on my car while waiting for the ferry.

Sean and Asher looking for mermaids.

We always get to go for the big (BIG) fire works display in Oak Bluffs. The fireworks are set off from a barge just off shore. Where we sit we're always about 75 yards from the barge. So the fireworks literally explode directly above us. It gets surreal. The sound (and concussion of the sound) with the lights . . . it actually starts to mess with your perceptions and alters your state just a bit.

Very cool.

Here's the green we sit on. By the time the sun goes down you can't see even a sliver of grass.

 Here's the opposite view of the green. In the first pic we're standing near that khaki and red roofed house, which I think is Larry David's house.

He had a party for Ash's birthday. Cupcakes and presents - what every kids wants.

On one stretch of beach there's an inlet and a bridge so people crowd up and jump off. Jack was old enough to jump this year.

Keith, Sean and I soon followed. I did a very competent swan dive and two damned impressive flips. None of those pictures were flattering and did not survive.


Playing in the surf.

Charlie taking one of Asher's birthday gifts out for a spin.

We saw this in Edgartown and had to snap a pic.