Vacation part 4 ...

another bunch of pictures from the beach

these are from our stormy, windy day........

below is our view from our top balcony

 

 

that dark squiggly line in the pic below is a smudge

on my camera sensor. I need to stop putting off getting

my camera cleaned.......

 

Declan wearing his skull and cross bones shirt

It was so windy that day you could hardly stand outside without swaying

back and forth. Bucky took Declan out for just a second so he could

feel the wind. The picture just cracks me up!

 



 

even Jake's hair was blowing out of control....

 

tsk tsk....Johnny doing work while on vacation

 

have no idea what we were laughing about but just

look at how good looking my son-in-law is

 

Maddox is just like his Uncle Jake.......I ask to take a picture and

I get silly faces...haha!

 

I don't even remember what we were doing

in the picture below....haha

 

later.....



Butternut Squash soup ...

My sister Kandi passed along this recipe to me

and wow, it is so yummy!!

 

here ya go......

 

• 1 med onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• one med butternut squash
• 2 carrots
• 1 russet potato or a sweet potato. I used the sweet potato since I no longer eat white potatoes
• 4 cups of chicken stock
• 1 cup of coconut milk
• salt and pepper to taste

Saute the onions and garlic in a little olive oil for a few minutes

cube the squash, carrots and potatoes

add to the pot with 4 cups of chicken stock

simmer until fork tender......this only took maybe 15 minutes

remove from heat and add 1 cup of coconut milk

blend in a blender or use an emulsifier. I use an emulsifier, which I love!

salt and pepper to taste.....

 

this is quick to make and so good. I'm sure I'll be making this a lot this winter

 

 

later.....



Vacation, part 3 ...

Just a bunch of family pics and baby cuteness from vacation ....

One night my mom and I stayed in while others went out to eat

we kept Declan with us and he was acting so silly

we really had a lot of fun with him

 

 

here's Declan wearing his new tshirt from Uncle Jake

 

We had one day that was really windy......and Lynne's beach tent was

down by the pool but the wind picked it up and it took off

Bucky, being the good son......went and got it for his mom

 

Jake waiting for the weather to improve.....

 

Me and my daddy!

 

it starts young huh?

 

later.....



Vacation, part 2 ...

warning ... picture overload......

 

look to the left ... here comes Jake to photo bomb the pic of Nicole, haha

 



 

nice pose Jake!!

 

Baby Declan's first beach trip

 

he was so mesmerized by the ocean

sweet little family....

 



 

there's Declan doing his "thumb to thumb"

 

We played a lot of corn hole ... sure was fun!

 

Maddox and Gabe enjoyed the hot tub

 

Nicole always kept a very close eye on them....

 

Maddox and Gabe share the same birthday, Sept 12th

so we celebrated while down at the beach

 

Gabe showing everyone his new sweatshirt

 

later........