Jay – Page 21 – the perreault family

the tree- update

Published on December 4, 2011 by kristenperreault1 Comment

The tree is up and in the house! It’s not fully decorated yet but the lights are on and I could sit by it for hours.

Jay was thrilled to “help” Daddy string up the lights and could hardly wait to rip open the boxes that held them. His helping turned into using the light strands as car roads but he was thrilled none the less and was so excited when the “kissmas tee” came in the house, his squeals and giggles were infectious.

I didn’t think that it was possible to enjoy this time of year anymore than I already did; boy was I wrong! Seeing it through your child’s eyes makes it a thousand times better :)

brotherly love — Jay stopped long enough to give Charlie a little cuddle

we got our tree!!

Published on December 4, 2011 by kristenperreault2 Comments

We got our tree, we got our tree!!!

Yesterday Jamie, the boys and I headed out to pick up our Christmas tree. This is pretty much one of my favorite days of the year- I LOVE getting our tree! It’s outside waiting to be brought in after it falls a little- can’t wait until it’s in the house and strung with lights :)

what Charlie did during the tree hunting

all the guys

Published on November 26, 2011 by oboesax1 Comment

Neither of these pictures were staged. In both cases, I started out with just a baby and the rest joined on their own

all i want…

Published on November 25, 2011 by oboesax1 Comment

All Jay wants for Christmas is bubble wrap and boxes

twice as thankful

Published on November 24, 2011 by kristenperreault1 Comment

We have twice as many things to be thankful for this year…

Wishing you a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving; may you share it with those you love.

first pictures of four

Published on November 18, 2011 by oboesax2 Comments

These are the first pictures of our new family, after the addition of Charlie. These pictures were taken on November 17th during Jay’s first visit.

Jay, meet Charlie

Published on November 17, 2011 by oboesax5 Comments

Today, Jay met Charlie for the first time. I don’t think their meeting could have gone any better than it did! Scroll down to see what I mean…

jamie jay and charlie — it has feet too!

lifting charlie's hat — I want to touch his hair

jay hugging charlie — "I think I like this"

another hug — "Yes, I definitely like this"

more from Canada- our last day

Published on November 16, 2011 by kristenperreault1 Comment

Our last day in Canada was pretty quiet but very nice for that same reason. We headed over to my Uncle Doug’s house so that Bradey and Jay could play together. While the boys played I headed out with a small group to do some shopping before we left to come home (I wanted to hit the roots store and the grocery store- to pick up a few fruit snacks that we can’t get here), and then everyone came over for Chinese food at the end of the day. It was a really nice way to end our trip- simple fun and quality time with family. Honestly, we couldn’t have asked for a better trip. We loved being there, really enjoyed the time that we were able to spend with my family and left regretting that we can’t do it more often.

Here are a few photos from the boys playing together. Bradey has a ton of really cool toys that Jay loved playing with. The highlights were probably the two John Deere tractors that he has in the backyard. Jay rode with Bradey, was pulled by Bradey and also took the tractor for a spin on his own. The tractor photo is one of my favorites of Jay right now- I love his proud smile in it!!

just part of Bradeys digger collection — just a portion of Bradey's digger collection

an action shot of Jay driving the tractor by himself

my cousin Amy — my second youngest cousin Amy

more from canada- dinner and games

Published on November 15, 2011 by kristenperreaultLeave a comment

Here’s a few more from Canada… After our zoo trip we headed out to my Auntie Trish’s house for supper. Everyone met out there, even those who didn’t go to the zoo, and we all had dinner and played bingo. It was a great night and really fun to just relax with everyone. At some point after (maybe before- I can’t remember) my Uncle Keith pulled out some remote controlled cars that my cousins had when they were little. Jay was in hog heaven watching them and playing with them!

my cousin Riley before he left for hockey practice

more from Canada- the zoo

Published on November 14, 2011 by kristenperreault3 Comments

I know that it’s probably a little late to still be posting photographs from our Cananda trip. Especially since we have been home now for over two months; but I still have a few that I really want to share so hang in there- ok?

One of my favorite things that we did while in Calgary was go to the zoo. It’s a wonderful zoo with all kinds of animals and Jay LOVED it! It has fun kid parks, really amazing animals and Jay got to take his first ever carousel ride (which he loved). Jamie and I really enjoyed it as well, it honestly makes me jealous of Jacksonville and their zoo… By the way my personal favorite animal was the giraffe. I seriously could have stood there all day long and been pleased as punch, it might have been the playful baby that was bouncing around their area chasing birds or just that they are so majestic looking- I am not really sure but I was like a kid in a candy store and even requested we stop one more time before leaving the zoo just to see them again.