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
Tough guy with a baby
Tender Moments
A little mommy-baby time
Lovin’ Gramps
Everybody loves their grampa!
Who, Me?
Caught by surprise
Tub Time
Brad and Jack in the hot tub
Pool Joy
The pool was the centerpiece of the weekend, enjoyed by young and old alike.
Rocket Launch
Somebody’s about to get tossed
Camera Shy
Snuck this shot in before Little Brad got camera shy
Smiles
Jack pre-hospital trip
Male Bonding
Grampa Moments
What’s Your Score?
Checking the score
This is Florida
The reason for the weekend – family time and relaxation!
Enjoy Your Stay
A whimsical sign in the rental house
Life Rules
Live Simple. Give Love. Laugh Lots. Be Grateful. Dream Big. Be Happy.
Day 2: Saturday, January 11 2020
Really?
SOMEBODY isn’t happy about having a camera around all weekend
Suspicious
I’m not sure what they’re talking about, but they both look very suspicious…
Watching the Table
Allie lines up her next shot
Pool Shark
Don’t play pool with this guy!
Sharing a Laugh
Beck and Gramma share some funny stories
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
Not sure what it is, but I’m eatin’ it
I am smiling!
It’s hard to tell when Jack’s smiling, even when he’s obviously having fun.
Sheer Enjoyment
What pool time should look like!
Spot of Sunshine
If Beck had known grandkids were so much fun, she would have had them first!
Cousins
Shelby and Cait enjoying some downtime
Favorite Time
Dad’s favorite time of day – nap time!
Too Many Cooks
Mom and Gramma on kitchen duty
This One
Only Makes Sense
When
You Look At This One!
No Chance
Allie has no faith in Grampz shot
Eight Ball
Plenty of time was spent around the pool table in the party house.
Finally a Smile
I finally caught Jack with a smile!
The Shark
Whooping up on the youngsters
Concentration
When you’re getting whooped up on, you have to focus!
Fisherwomen
Mom and Shelby seeing what’s biting
Canalside Stories
These two must have been sharing stories
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
Cupcake is always better than cake!
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
Not sure why the laughs
Dad Gramma Craig
Dad Gramma Craig
Three Generations
Three Generations
Two Generations and Spouses
Two Generations and Spouses
Four Generations
Four Generations
Five Generations
Five Generations
Extra photos that Beck took this weekend with her iPhone. Great memories!
Downtime
Allie waits to be whisked away to warmth.
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
Saluting the Captain
Deer in the Headlights
Ready to Fly?
Florida Bedroom
If you’re visiting Florida, you might as well stay in Florida style.
Tub Time
Now THAT’S a tub!
Das Pool
Where most of the weekend fun happened.
Daddy Time
Tim and Connor have some chill time by the pool.
Arts n Crafts
Dayna uses one of her many talents to entertain the kids with arts and crafts.
A Natural
Looks like Jack will be a painter when he grows up!
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
Mom and Beck working on Friday morning 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 enjoy pool time
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
Mom giving the kids some pool tactics
Perplexed
Contemplating either life choices, or his next pool shot.
The Supervisor
Great-grampa keeping an eye on the pool. Or sleeping. Must be a union job.
It’s For You
I think your broker is calling!
Floating
More pool time
The couch
The outdoor couch got a ton of use over the weekend.
Phone Time
Supervised Electronics…
Pattycake Pattycake
Beck and Dayna making burger patties for Friday night dinner.
Lined Up
Craig playing some pool
More Laughs
Beck and Gramma laughing together
Stories
Listening to some stories
Clown
It’s not in focus, but we’re not aiming for technical perfection with this one…
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
Craig enjoys a bit of what the weekend was supposed to be!
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
Mom and Connor together
Relaxing
Gramma taking a break and watching the nonsense happening in the pool
But wait!
Dayna instructing during craft time
Arts and Crafts
It’s not just pool fun here folks!
The balloon
Conner enjoys the big round squishy thing
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
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
When you know it’s coming but you just can’t move away
TMZ
I think they’re looking at young hunky movie stars on TMZ.com
Ham
The ham was Ah-May-Zing
Cupcakes
Sprinkle things and all
Ummm
I don’t claim that one on the right there
More Jack
Another Cait and Jack shot
Laughs
Rachel and Shelby catching up out by the pool
Main Course
Dad’s request – barbecued chicken, ham, and mashed sweet potatoes.
Yummmm
Snacks and desserts
Everybody
Everybody together after saying grace
Full of Hot Air
It’s not a birthday, but we made them blow out all the candles anyway
Memories
It was nice of people to bring thoughtful cards and gifts, but time is the greatest gift that everyone brought
Rabbit Ears
Of course no family gathering would be complete without some rabbit ears photos
Not my fault
Rachel made me do it! Sometimes you have to have a little goofin’ for the camera