Taylor Ives grew up in Aquinnah. As a boy roaming his neighborhood beaches he probably didn’t give much thought to what it would mean to raise a family of his own here on the Vineyard. But, when he and his wife Sarah gave birth to their first son, Louie, they realized how important it was to them to try to create an island home for him too. Last Thursday that dream became a reality for the Ive’s and the Benoit’s, two island families who celebrated the completion of their new homes at Smalley’s Knoll in Aquinnah. Read more about the IHT ribbon cutting ceremony.

Photos by Randi Baird Photography.

Louie Ives

The Beniot Family