Florida weekend with family for Mom & Dad’s 50th Anniversary. So nice to have everybody together in one place and relaxing!

It is definitely a ton of work scheduling multiple flights, multiple rental house, different food tastes, and all of the other logistics necessary to gather five generations of a family together for a weekend. But it was worth every minute spent! The pictures can do the talking.

Day 1: Friday, January 10 2020

Marlboro Commercial

Marlboro Commercial
Tough guy with a baby


Tender Moments

Tender Moments
A little mommy-baby time


Lovin’ Gramps

Lovin' Gramps
Everybody loves their grampa!


Who, Me?

Who, Me
Caught by surprise


Tub Time

Tub Time
Brad and Jack in the hot tub


Pool Joy

Pool  Joy
The pool was the centerpiece of the weekend, enjoyed by young and old alike.


Rocket Launch

Rocket Launch
Somebody’s about to get tossed


Camera Shy

Camera Shy
Snuck this shot in before Little Brad got camera shy


Smiles

Smiles
Jack pre-hospital trip


Male Bonding

Male Bonding
Grampa Moments


What’s Your Score?

What's Your Score?
Checking the score


This is Florida

This is Florida
The reason for the weekend – family time and relaxation!


Enjoy Your Stay

Enjoy Your Stay
A whimsical sign in the rental house


Life Rules

Life Rules
Live Simple. Give Love. Laugh Lots. Be Grateful. Dream Big. Be Happy.


Day 2: Saturday, January 11 2020

Really?

Really?
SOMEBODY isn’t happy about having a camera around all weekend


Suspicious

Suspicious
I’m not sure what they’re talking about, but they both look very suspicious…


Watching the Table

Watching the Table
Allie lines up her next shot


Pool Shark

Pool Shark
Don’t play pool with this guy!


Sharing a Laugh

Sharing a Laugh
Beck and Gramma share some funny stories


Grill Bosses

Grill Bosses
I can’t think of two better people to have on grill duty! If this couple can’t cook, nobody can.


Eat It

Eat It
Not sure what it is, but I’m eatin’ it


I am smiling!

I am smiling!
It’s hard to tell when Jack’s smiling, even when he’s obviously having fun.


Sheer Enjoyment

Sheer Enjoyment
What pool time should look like!


Spot of Sunshine

Spot of Sunshine
If Beck had known grandkids were so much fun, she would have had them first!


Cousins

Cousins
Shelby and Cait enjoying some downtime


Favorite Time

Favorite Time
Dad’s favorite time of day – nap time!


Too Many Cooks

Too Many Cooks
Mom and Gramma on kitchen duty


This One

This One
Only Makes Sense


When

When
You Look At This One!


No Chance

No Chance
Allie has no faith in Grampz shot


Eight Ball

Eight Ball
Plenty of time was spent around the pool table in the party house.


Finally a Smile

Finally a Smile
I finally caught Jack with a smile!


The Shark

The Shark
Whooping up on the youngsters


Concentration

Concentration
When you’re getting whooped up on, you have to focus!


Fisherwomen

Fisherwomen
Mom and Shelby seeing what’s biting


Canalside Stories

Canalside Stories
These two must have been sharing stories


Swing Time

Swing Time
The swings down on the dock were a huge hit! Sit and watch the water and just chill the night away.


50 Years

50 Years
Cupcake is always better than cake!


Love at First Bite

Love at First Bite
Jack gets in on the cupcake action


Generation Photos

When you have FIVE generations of a family together, you have to take photos!

Dad and Gramma

Dad and Gramma
Not sure why the laughs


Dad Gramma Craig

Dad Gramma Craig
Dad Gramma Craig


Three Generations

Three Generations
Three Generations


Two Generations and Spouses

Two Generations and Spouses
Two Generations and Spouses


Four Generations

Four Generations
Four Generations


Five Generations

Five Generations
Five Generations


Extra photos that Beck took this weekend with her iPhone. Great memories!

Downtime

Downtime
Allie waits to be whisked away to warmth.


Earning Their Wings

Earning Their Wings
The kids all get Delta wings on their first flight. Kudos to the First Officer here who is handing them out.


Aye Aye

Aye Aye
Saluting the Captain


Deer in the Headlights

Deer in the Headlights
Ready to Fly?


Florida Bedroom

Florida Bedroom
If you’re visiting Florida, you might as well stay in Florida style.


Tub Time

Tub Time
Now THAT’S a tub!


Das Pool

Das Pool
Where most of the weekend fun happened.


Daddy Time

Daddy Time
Tim and Connor have some chill time by the pool.


Arts n Crafts

Arts n Crafts
Dayna uses one of her many talents to entertain the kids with arts and crafts.


A Natural

A Natural
Looks like Jack will be a painter when he grows up!


Picture Perfect

Picture Perfect
Allie enjoys arts and crafts too


My Extras

Photos that aren’t great quality, but tell more of the story of the weekend.

Sometimes it’s about the experience, not the Instagram-worthiness of the photos!

Meal Prep

Meal Prep
Mom and Beck working on Friday morning breakfast.


Family Breakfast

Family Breakfast
One of the best reasons to rent AirBNBs is to have all the family together in the morning – something you just don’t get with hotels.


Cait and Jack

Cait and Jack
Cait and Jack enjoy pool time


The Tub

The Tub
An amazing brand new hot tub! The old one was having issues and the owner had a brand new one installed Thursday night as I arrived.


Pool Shark

Pool Shark
Mom giving the kids some pool tactics


Perplexed

Perplexed
Contemplating either life choices, or his next pool shot.


The Supervisor

The Supervisor
Great-grampa keeping an eye on the pool. Or sleeping. Must be a union job.


It’s For You

It's For You
I think your broker is calling!


Floating

Floating
More pool time


The couch

The couch
The outdoor couch got a ton of use over the weekend.


Phone Time

Phone Time
Supervised Electronics…


Pattycake Pattycake

Pattycake Pattycake
Beck and Dayna making burger patties for Friday night dinner.


Lined Up

Lined Up
Craig playing some pool


More Laughs

More Laughs
Beck and Gramma laughing together


Stories

Stories
Listening to some stories


Clown

Clown
It’s not in focus, but we’re not aiming for technical perfection with this one…


Who, Me?

Who, Me?
I like this photo of Dad – he looks like he just got caught doing something and is trying to play it off


Rest and Relaxation

Relaxation
Craig enjoys a bit of what the weekend was supposed to be!


Our Chefs

Our Chefs
We brought in some cooks to handle the cooking for Saturday night dinner. They did a great job of getting me a shopping list, doing food prep and cooking, and the food was fantastic!


Great Gramma Time

Great Gramma
Mom and Connor together


Relaxing

Relaxing
Gramma taking a break and watching the nonsense happening in the pool


But wait!

But wait!
Dayna instructing during craft time


Arts and Crafts

Arts and Crafts
It’s not just pool fun here folks!


The balloon

The balloon
Conner enjoys the big round squishy thing


Fishing Time

Fishing Time
I normally don’t post any photos of me, but Shelby snapped this one of me hard at work getting the bait ready for FISHING TIME!


Man Bun

Man Bun
I had to capture this beehive man bun on a manboy across the canal. He thinks it makes him look like a warrior but he really looks like a soccer mom.


Tickle Tickle

Tickle Tickle
When you know it’s coming but you just can’t move away


TMZ

TMZ
I think they’re looking at young hunky movie stars on TMZ.com


Ham

Ham
The ham was Ah-May-Zing


Cupcakes

Cupcakes
Sprinkle things and all


Ummm

Ummm
I don’t claim that one on the right there


More Jack

More Jack
Another Cait and Jack shot


Laughs

Laughs
Rachel and Shelby catching up out by the pool


Main Course

Main Course
Dad’s request – barbecued chicken, ham, and mashed sweet potatoes.


Yummmm

Yummmm
Snacks and desserts


Everybody

Everybody
Everybody together after saying grace


Full of Hot Air

Hot Air
It’s not a birthday, but we made them blow out all the candles anyway


Memories

Memories
It was nice of people to bring thoughtful cards and gifts, but time is the greatest gift that everyone brought


Rabbit Ears

Rabbit Ears
Of course no family gathering would be complete without some rabbit ears photos


Not my fault

Not my fault
Rachel made me do it! Sometimes you have to have a little goofin’ for the camera


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