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 floatsJamie and Jay walking in the sand for the first time on the tripAunt Nicole, who I think was taking at photo of Jay- love her expression in this oneplaying in the sandGrandmaUncle Bob- the unofficial photographertesting out the wavesgroup photoI know that is not a great group photo but it cracks me up every time I see it, I love everyones expressions!ice cream timeJay was interested in sharing with anyone who had a spoon
Aunt Nicole relaxing in the shade of her hatJay and MimiGrandpa enjoying the shadeJamie and Sean playing football- you can see the hotel in the background of the shotbuilding castles in the sandthe amazing super large tent, also known as the BATAunt Holly the greatJay with Pepere's hatJay trying out Aunt Nicole's hatPepere's splash art foot- can you see a heart?a little boy who loves frisbeecoming in for the dayone tired little boy and his DaddyMama really enjoying the snuggle time
We just returned from a wonderful week at the beach. And while the unpacking and laundry is calling I couldn’t resist posting this photo from our last night there. Enjoy :) and I promise there will be many more to come…
that you have a reason to smile this Monday, if not check out this goofball…
Disclaimer: did not put the shorts on his head. He did this all on his own AND he wore them around the house for a good 20 minutes after he put them on. Silly, silly boy…
yes, he got his hair from me (one of the many reasons that we knew the curls would not disappear when they were cut)
and especially this one…
one day before his haircut- believe it or not I did try to tame it this day
that made it really hard to ignore the fact that my little Jay Bird was in desperate need of his first haircut. That and the fact that I could no longer tame it with comb and a little water. Knowing that his curls would not disappear (like so many people said they would) Jamie and I decided to bite the bullet when Aunt Holly opened the barber shop and to get it cut. Bribed with a few jelly beans to sit still and sitting in his booster chair on top of an Outburst box he was transformed into a little boy… thanks Aunt Holly (the great) for the great new do!
checking out the toolsbribery at it's finest (that's Jamie's hand with the jelly bean in the bottom right corner)
"that tickles"excited about his new look
I don’t have any great after shots- sorry; however, some of the most recent photos that have been posted show off the new do. Check them out to see his handsome little self :)
We all love when Daddy gets home early enough from work to have some real play time; lately he’s only been around for dinner, bath and bedtime (darn those long work hours). So when he does we all take full advantage :)
This was Thursday night when pony rides were being given around the house- much to Jay Bird’s delight. Piper was really enjoying it too; she loves when Daddy (or anyone for that matter) is on the floor at her level! She followed them around the whole house getting the occasional lick in when she could…
This however is Friday night when Jamie came home not feeling really well. We realized that he had a fever close to 101 and since Jay has been teething and can be pretty cranky they opted for a little snuggle time and Toy Story over pony rides. Dolce joined in for a snuggle too.
p.s. Jamie’s fever broke sometime Friday night and while he is not feeling 100% yet, he is feeling a whole lot better.
About a week ago, I ran to our room to grab something quickly (leaving Jay alone in the family room) and when I returned the house was super-duper quiet. This usually means that my little Jay Bird is up to no good so I braced myself for what I would find. This is what I saw…
So, so glad that my camera was sitting right there on the counter!
While Jamie is out of town fishing with the guys Jay and I took a trip to the beach with Mom. I can’t remember the last time I packed up and headed to the beach, maybe it was college? Either way, the last trip I took consisted of a bunch of reading and beach dozing. It definitely didn’t include the shear amount of sandcastle building that this trip did but I am pretty sure that I prefer it this way. It was Jay’s first trip to see the sand and surf and while he wasn’t too sure of the waves and his sinking feet at first he really warmed up to it and had a grand time. So much so that he didn’t even make it 5 minutes on the car ride home before passing out.
It was fun but man am I ready for bed now too!
not so sure of his sinking feet and the wavesgetting knocked over by the small wave didn't help muchtoes!more toesnot a great one of the two of us but it was super bright and it's not easy to use my massive cameralovin' it nowsand, sand everywhere"please" more beachbuilding "sandcastles" with Grandmaa regular beach bun now
the perreault family 