Jun 302011

splashin’ in the waves

When we were at the beach we spent a good portion of the time splashing in the relaxing waves, floating on Maggie’s endless supply of floats or playing Frisbee.  All of which I caught on camera- again, yahoo for the water camera!!

Mimi and Jay

Uncle Bob and Aunt Nancy

Kenny, Aunt Holly and Maggie

love this one of Nicole!

a family shot!

this may not look like that great of a photo BUT there is a dolphin fin in the top left corner (yes, it is really small and hard to see but it's there)!!! That's what everyone was looking at...

Jay loved the Frisbee games.  He watched the first couple of games and then later on in the week he joined in with a little help from Jamie.  I wish you all could have seen his face and heard the squeals; he was having a grand time playing with everyone!

Jay's first toss

so excited to be included

Jay would get so sleepy after being out in the ocean for a while; with the rolling waves can you really blame him?  His eyes would start to get heavy and then he would rest his head on the shoulder of whomever was holding him.  One morning, mid-Frisbee game, he couldn’t resist actually falling asleep and crashed on Jamie for about 40 minutes.

getting sleepy

passed out

really, really passed out cold!

A few photos from after his nap; he woke up rather refreshed…

wearing Pepere's hat

Last but not least photos by Jay… the water camera is the only one that we really let Jay “play” with- it’s a whole lot more indestructible and far less expensive.  That being said here are a few of his masterpieces- I think we might have a budding photographer on our hands!

    Jun 282011

    the first of the beach photos

    Last Sunday (father’s day) Jamie, Jay and I headed down to Blue Waters Beach Club, a beachfront motel on Anna Maria Island, to spend the week with his family.  A week at the beach was a long standing tradition with the Vickers Clan who sat sea side year after year and while they took a break for a few years (10 to be exact) it was such a nice tradition to resume.  Everyone had a wonderful time, enjoying lazy mornings on the beach and in the waves, early afternoons in the shade, dips in the pool before supper, plenty of family meals, amazing sunsets and great conversations long into the night.

    We have so many photos from our trip (surprise, surprise) I am not really sure where to even start!  So in an effort to not overwhelm anyone I think I will probably break it out into a few post- you’re welcome, I know you were thinking it ;)

    Here you go with the first batch…

    Maggie and her supply of floats

    Jamie and Jay walking in the sand for the first time on the trip

    Aunt Nicole, who I think was taking at photo of Jay- love her expression in this one

    playing in the sand

    Grandma

    Uncle Bob- the unofficial photographer

    testing out the waves

    group photo

    I know that is not a great group photo but it cracks me up every time I see it, I love everyones expressions!

    ice cream time

    Jay was interested in sharing with anyone who had a spoon

    Aunt Nicole relaxing in the shade of her hat

    Jay and Mimi

    Grandpa enjoying the shade

    Jamie and Sean playing football- you can see the hotel in the background of the shot

    building castles in the sand

    the amazing super large tent, also known as the BAT

    Aunt Holly the great

    Jay with Pepere's hat

    Jay trying out Aunt Nicole's hat

    Pepere's splash art foot- can you see a heart?

    a little boy who loves frisbee

    coming in for the day

    one tired little boy and his Daddy

    Mama really enjoying the snuggle time

      Jan 132011

      cousin pictures

      Every year when everyone is together (which is usually only at the holidays) Jamie’s family takes a cousin picture.  Last year they (the Moms and Dads/ Aunts and Uncles) made every cousin a book with all of the pictures- it was so cool to see everyone grow up from year to year.  And also pretty darn funny to see some of the clothing (a lot of it was from the 80′s and early 90′s).  This year Jay (since he is a cousin too) was included in the picture.  I can’t wait to see this picture continue to grow as the family continues to grow!

      some other group shots that I (or others) took that day…

      the Perreault kids plus me and Jay

      Cooper kids

      Constant Family shot

      Mary Beth and Sean

      Mary Beth and Michael

      Mimi and her girls

      Jamie and his sisters

        Jul 042010

        minus the fireworks…

        Jamie, Jay and I had a wonderful 4th of July.  We spent our day sleeping-in a little (not because Jay slept longer- he was up at 5 and again at 7, so we all crawled in for his first nap of the day), we went for a walk with the two dogs after getting up, it was hot but enjoyable with a stop at Grandpa and Grandma’s house and we finished the day with a cook-out at our place.  Jamie grilled burgers and dogs and we had corn, watermelon and crust-less cheesecake for dessert with peaches and blueberries-yum!!

        We are headed to bed now to get some shut eye with hopes that the dogs and Jay can sleep through all of the fireworks, maybe we’ll enjoy those with Jay next year… Goodnight and happy 4th!

        a great group shot of the supper crew before we filled our bellies :-)

        By the way… Jay was wearing a super cute “first 4th of July” outfit; however, he decided to spring a leak on it before we could get any pictures of him in it.  Maybe I will grab some of him in it tomorrow, just to show that it was worn.