so far

our weekend has been blissful…

Jamie and I went on a date, we’ve visited with Nicole (who’s in town from NC) with her boyfriend Jeremiah, went to the WP farmers market, put together Jamie’s new grill, played in the park after lunch, read in the hammock outside, played with Jay in the hammock after his nap, played in the dirt (Jay did), walked and played with the animals just to name a few things.  See I told you, blissful!

Enjoy the pics- I don’t have any from the farmers market since I forgot the memory card :-( I even made Jamie run back to the car to grab the (empty) camera- he carried a really nice shoulder accessory the whole time we were there.

warning: excessive amount of pictures below :-)

date night

One with the kiddo for good measure
grill assembly- we just need one of the finished product

one of the silly faces Jay has been making lately- "Oh!"

my guys

group shot- go figure Jay isn't looking and it's not really in focus...

shoulder ride!!
hammock time
curious little boy checking out the people on the bike path

"oh" face again

curious little boy checking it all out
playing with Piper after his bath- don't judge, it's funny...

the end :-) for now…

daddy?

I’ll admit that Jay and I were spoiled rotten for the last 5 days- we had Jamie (aka Daddy) home for 5 full days in a row!  We were able to spend the whole day with him on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday and although he worked from home on Friday and Monday we were still able to have lunch with him and to wave when we walked by his office.

It was pretty adorable on both Monday and Friday when Jay would hear Jamie answer the phone from the office, stop what he was doing, look around to see if he could see him, crawl like a mad man to find him, stop when he saw him and break into a huge smile and then crawl as fast as he could to get to him.  I’ll admit that it may have caused me to tear up just a little, if we are being honest.  It also caused me to tear up a little today when Jay crawled into every room looking for Jamie and couldn’t find him.  Frequently while he was playing Jay would stop, start crawling like a mad man to find Jamie and then stop disappointed when he didn’t find him in his chair, or in the office, or family room, or anywhere else he looked for him.  Pretty sure Dad will get a warm welcome when he comes home tonight, we’ve sure missed him today…

coming around the corner to find Daddy in the office today... so pitiful

happy canadian thanksgiving!

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…

group shot- taken with a timer and therefore no one to get Jay's attention
Mom, Ed and Jay
Uncle Scott, Auntie Frannie and Jay
this one cracks me up- I can't remember what they are laughing at but that combined with Jay's face makes me laugh
brother, sister, mom and grandson shot
most recent family shot of us- love Jay's smile, he is laughing with Auntie Frannie I think
Daddy trying really hard to keep everything on the table
a distracting spoon= a break for Daddy
birthday people with what looks like a bored Scott

special birthday wishes…

Two years ago I posted 28 fun facts/ things that I love about my dear husband and since I am not sure that I can come up with a another list of 30, I will spare you.  However, I would like to show you why I fall more and more in love with this man with each passing day…

I don’t think I could have asked for a better husband or a better father for Jay.  I love watching him teach, tickle, kiss, hug, show off, and love our little boy each and every day and am so blessed that I get to witness it all happen.  Jamie I know that Jay will “be (more than) alright if he’s anything like” you…

i heart these pictures

this is the last group that I have to post from Terra Ceia and they are some of my favorites…

Jamie and I took Jay out on the dock around dusk before we gave him his bath and packed up to leave for the evening.  The sky was so pretty, the light was wonderful and Jay was having a grand old time peeking over the benches on the dock.  I think these pictures capture his curiosity and love for nature so nicely…

more from Terra Ceia

Time has honestly been getting away from me lately. Other than the usual maintenance of the house (laundry, vacuuming- so Jay isn’t consumed by animal fur, groceries etc) I am not sure where most of my time goes these days. It seems like I wake up, blink and it’s time for bed again. Which is probably why I can’t believe that Jay is 8 months old but that is a whole other post in itself. I guess all I am trying to do is make excuses for why these pictures weren’t posted sooner.  Oh well, I have been enjoying Jay and my family lately- and that’s all the excuse I need.  Enjoy, we certainly did!

Jay hanging out with Great Grandpa and Daddy on the dock
the mighty fisherman
cool guy
dinner- yum!
tractor fun
guys of all ages like the tractor
enjoying some time with my little guy on the front porch
obligatory group shot

so excited to have visited Terra Ceia
official picture by the sign
Jay and Mommy on the dock at dusk
loving some dock time
trying to freak Mommy out on the dock
Daddy and Jay on the dock