Frannie – the perreault family

happy new year

Published on January 13, 2014 by kristenperreaultLeave a comment

2013 year in review…

January
We played outside (in diapers and underwear since it was SO warm), Jay learned how to ride his first bike and we celebrated his 3rd Birthday!

February
We made some updates around the house, I painted some new bedroom furniture, Jay was potty trained and Charlie really started running around.

March
We enjoyed a little bit of a cold front, found out that we would be welcoming another baby boy to the family, built our super cool backyard fort and hosted the shrimp boil.

April
We battled some a nasty cold where Charlie had to do breathing treatments, I finished Jay’s quilt, we played with cars, played outside and enjoyed our new slip and slide.

May
We celebrated Charlie’s half birthday, we grew butterflies, we played out front in our kiddie pool, started swimming again and played outside in the rain.

June
Charlie got his first haircut, we took a trip to Starbucks Springs, we swam a whole lot, I painted the boys joint big boy room and we vacationed in Anna Maria Island with family.

July
We welcomed our third beautiful baby boy, Luc, into the world, Jamie and I celebrated 7 years of marriage and I turned 31 years old.

August
We spent a lot of time in the pool, the boys finished their swimming lessons and Jay started preschool 3 days a week.

September
We visited with extended family while they were in town, attended Jay’s first school parade and swam some more!

October
Jamie celebrated his 33rd birthday, worked out the kinks of our new shared sleeping arrangements and therefore battled with some very tired boys; we built a whole lot of duplo towers, made some pretty adorable Halloween costumes and battled off some terrible preschool germs.

November
Jay attended his first Florida State football game with Jamie, Charlie celebrated his 2nd birthday and we enjoyed visiting with family when they were in town visiting.

December
We decorated our house for the holidays, enjoyed Jay’s preschool Christmas program, took a trip to Terra Ceia and enjoyed holidays with our boys and extended families.

Every January as I look back at our year I can’t help but feel so incredibly blessed. We have had a wonderful 2013 and I can’t wait to see what 2014 is going to bring!

frannie’s graduation

Published on May 13, 2012 by kristenperreault1 Comment

A week ago last Friday I traveled up to Jacksonville to celebrate my sister-in-law; she has worked incredibly hard the last few years and earned her Doctorate in Physical Therapy!! Yay, Frannie!! I made the trip without Jamie or the boys, which was nice and kind of odd all at the same time. It was nice to have a little time to myself but also a little odd to not have my little companions with me. I missed them while I was gone but received a wonderful welcome back when I returned home- Jay greeted me with an “it’s Mommy, it’s Mommy!” song and dance that is usually reserved for Daddy returning home from work and Charlie practically jumped out of Jamie’s arms to get to me when I walked in… it was nice. It was also nice to be able to celebrate with Frannie. I am very proud of her and all that she has accomplished and am excited for them as they tackle their next adventure in Pittsburgh. Frannie was accepted into a residency program that specializes in neurological physical therapy, so they will be moving in July after she writes her board exam. I don’t know much about this field, however, I do know that they only accept one person for this program each year and Frannie was the one that got it, which can tell you just how special my sister-in-law is. Way to go, girl we will miss you but wish you all the love and luck in the world!!!

auntie frannie

Published on January 16, 2012 by kristenperreault1 Comment

Auntie Frannie sure got to log a bunch of snuggle time with Charlie over the holidays. Wish they lived closer so we could see her more but we are looking forward to her being in Orlando for her internship soon :)

frannie and charlie — cuddling at Mom's on our baking day

christmas 2011 recap

Published on January 10, 2012 by kristenperreault2 Comments

The holidays this year were filled with many different things… Time to relax and enjoy playing with the boys, time to start “new” traditions and to introduce the boys to old ones. Time to cherish with family that we don’t get to see very often and time to hang out with friends that live far away. Honestly we got to spend a whole bunch of time appreciating what is really important and spending time surrounded by people that we love; to say that we are blessed would be an understatement.

festive play time — festive playtime with duplo- and no I did not make him wear the Christmas tree headband. he would frequently put them on and wear them around the house :)

Jay Bird at the sing a long playing frosty the snowman with Mary Beth

the boys stockings — the boys' stockings after santa came :)

jay and michael — jay getting michael to draw for him

more Canada- picnic in the mountains

Published on September 29, 2011 by kristenperreault3 Comments

The day after my Mom, brother and sister-in-law flew in everyone headed to the mountains (well not really the mountains but the foothills rather) for a picnic and wiener roast. It was a beautiful day outside- perfect for jeans and t-shirts :-) We were able to grab a great spot next to the river with a beautiful view. Jay loved tossing rocks into the river, something he doesn’t have much of a chance to do in Florida, so we spent lots of time down by the river. We were also able to take a short hike, roast marshmallows and we stopped for ice cream on the way home. This has always been one of my favorite things to do whenever we visit, I just wish that we were closer and could do it more often…

Bradey tossing rocks — Bradey taking a turn tossing rocks

even Grandma tossed a few too — even Grandma tossed a few rocks in too

my cousin Riley enjoying the river water, he basically swam a little later in the afternoon while we were hiking

Jake- one happy puppy... wish Piper could have joined us, she would have had a ball

wiener roasting — wiener and marshmallow roasting

Amy, Auntie Deb and Auntie Trish at the beginning of our short hike

more rock tossing (can you see the splash?)

Jay and Bradey riding on a horse at our post picnic ice cream stop. The ride wasn't actually working but Jay loved it just the same.

party mugs

Published on February 21, 2011 by kristenperreault1 Comment

LOVE is what I have for these photo booth pictures! I am so happy we ended up doing the photo booth and after taking a look at these I am sure you can probably see why, they are so much fun :-)

By the way, this would be a great post to use the new “slideshow-ish” feature if you wanted- there is a crazy amount of pictures since I couldn’t narrow them down at all. Just click on the first image below and take a look!

christmas catch up…

Published on January 11, 2011 by kristenperreaultLeave a comment

We took so many pictures over the holidays and I have been steadily trying to play catch up. I have finally sorted through all of our holiday ones so here they are…

Sit back, relax and stay awhile :-)

Daddy and Jay playing kickball — Daddy and Jay playing four square (they made a good team) at the Holly/Holly Birthday party

YAHA playing kickball — YAHA playing four square- one of my two favorites from the game pics

Mary Beth — Mary Playing a solo at the annual Sing-a-long

Maggie and Josh — I can't remember what song this was- maybe Josh would?

Aunt Nancy getting the Sing-a-long quilt, it was beautiful

the tree — beautiful tree- spoiled family

Santa came- Jay must have been good this year!

proof that Santa was here- reindeer tracks in our family room!

playing with his new toy — playing with his new pull toy

perreault family — Perreault Family picture- 2010

dancing to holiday tunes with YAHA and Mary Beth

Daddy and Jay — Daddy with a sleepy boy after his nap

annual picture — annual goofy picture of Scott and Frannie (or at least annual for Scott)

group shot attempt — trying to get a group shot

happy canadian thanksgiving!

Published on October 11, 2010 by kristenperreault3 Comments

Today is Canadian Thanksgiving. So this past Saturday (since we don’t get today off) we all drove out to Mom’s place and celebrated by filling our bellies, taking family pictures and singing Happy Birthday to the two October babies (the outlaws- Jamie and Frannie). It was great to see Scott and Frannie and nice to celebrate as a family; that and we get two turkey dinners a year- what could be better?

Enjoy the pictures, wish we were closer and able to celebrate with everyone up North…

family — group shot- taken with a timer and therefore no one to get Jay's attention

scott, frannie and jay — Uncle Scott, Auntie Frannie and Jay

kristen, jay, mom, scott — brother, sister, mom and grandson shot

most recent family shot of us- love Jay's smile, he is laughing with Auntie Frannie I think

dinner — Daddy trying really hard to keep everything on the table

birthday people with what looks like a bored Scott

people we miss…

Published on August 5, 2010 by kristenperreault2 Comments

Jamie, Jay and I are blessed to have so many family members living close by. We are frequently able to celebrate occasions, show off Jay’s new tricks and just spend good quality time with the people that we love. However, for as many people that live close by there are that many and more that don’t live near us. We are so grateful for all of the time that we do get to spend with them but hope they know that it’s not as much as we would like to.

Here are just a few pictures from some of our recent (this is a relative term) visitors. We miss you all, those pictured and those not, terribly and wish we could see you more often!! Love you all…

Jamie’s Cousins Mary Beth and Sean

Uncle Scott and Auntie Frannie- Sorry Scott, I don’t have a recent picture of you and Jay :-( We will have to rectify that when we see you all later this month!

Aunt Nicole