GO RIPTIDES!

The end of summer celebration for the RIPTIDES was a really fun pool party. With great pasta dinners. Joey really likes getting trophies. 

 My little swimmer!

SUMMER VACATION LAST HOORAH

The last weekend before school started, we went to the Keys, of course!

Becca was down with the kids, BUYING A HOUSE to move back permanently! YEAH!!!

So Joey can see Emma all the time now!

Yes, those are toilet seats being used as channel markers behind me.

It was a REALLY windy weekend, so we put the blue boat in on the bay side and took a ride to Holiday Isle. It was rough, even on the bay side!

The kids are all posing Captain Morgan style above.

 We are going to be in SO much trouble when they grow up.

Dinner table secrets.

 Sam's new version of peek-a-boo.

 When you're the best of friends...

Rebecca is good at doing little girl's hair.

 We hit Jacob's Aquatic on the way back up Sunday. Time for the school grind to start again!

CHILD LABOR

Joey had to come to work with Mommy the week before school started. Here she is, painting freezer carts with Uncle Chris. She got paid a dollar a cart! And Uncle Chris says she did just as good as Mr. Lenny does!

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!

 Sam's first day at daycare was a week and a 1/2 before school started, so Mommy could go to work and get ready for back-to-school deliveries. 

(Jospehine took the lovely picture below.)

And here are my princesses on Joey's first day of school at the same school Mommy went to 25 years ago!

Yes, that is a Princess bookbag with an Avengers lunchbox.

KEYS LIFE

We really spent a lot of time in the Keys this summer. That's good!

 Joey helped Grandpa trim the coconut trees.

Grandpa sure does enjoy having the hammock downstairs. 

Chillin' like a Villain. 

 Daddy's co-pilot

A day in the keys just us!

 Floating behind Rodgriguez Key is always a stop!

 Such a beautiful day! 

 Which princess is in hiding there? I'll give you two guesses.