Memorial Day at Suwannee

Time again for a family trip to Suwannee for Memorial Day! This year was a blast! My mom and sister came with us along with their boyfriends. We had never let Jeremy ride on the tube before and we finally got it out. At first he was super nervous about falling, alligators, sturgeons, snakes, etc. but after about 5 minutes he was a pro! 

Everyone took turns on the jet ski.  Even Mimi hopped on with Jeremy for a few minutes!

And we spent some time at Fanning Springs jumping off the dive. We love Wakulla Springs, but this one is more Jeremy's speed.

Suwannee vacation

This weekend we took a quick trip over to Suwannee to visit David and Wanda. It was a very relaxing weekend. We took cold boat rides followed by warm camp fires! We watched the steam rise of the river in the morning.

Ever since Jeremy was just a few months old, we've been bringing him to Manatee Springs and he has always posed with this manatee... and this time it was gone. We were really sad!

One more day of quiet on the Suwannee

I've really felt deprived this summer because we haven't been to Wanda and David's house in months! So, we had to spend one more day on the river. Sadly, there was a huge storm that passed through the area the night before and we were still getting the tail end of it. We really had to take our chances and most of our trip was beautiful and sunny! Here's a few things I love the most about the river:

Labor Day at the Suwannee

The last few weeks have been crazy with school and me going back to work. We really needed a long, peaceful weekend. And that is what we got (mostly anyway). Here's the proof:

New Years at Suwannee

There is nothing better than a weekend down at the Suwannee and boys doing all the things that boys should do: driving tractors, fixing things with big tools, geocaching, and making fires. Our New Years eve was spent around the fire. It took us a little while to get the fire going, so Uncle D poured diesel on it to get it going... And we had some s'mores with extra large marshmallows. It was really fun. :)

Summer isn't complete without...

...a weekend at the Suwannee.

Fall at the Suwannee

It couldn't have been more perfect timing. The day that the air got cooler and, well, bearable... we were on the river. That night, Jeremy spent some time finding frogs. Jeremy asked me to put a picture on the blog of this little guy for all his loyal readers.Of course, we had to stop by Manatee for our annual picture with the manatee.So, Sunday afternoon, Joey and Uncle David had gone out to get some wood for a project Joey will be working on (I'm sure I'll blog about that later) and Jeremy and I were sitting inside playing a game... I look out the window and see this cow. It was a little odd to see a cow hanging out by the river. So, I thought I'd share. :D

Father's Day at Suwannee

This was a really quick trip that we didn't have time to plan. But when we don't have any plans for the weekend it must be time to go to the Suwannee. Here are a couple pictures from our trip.
Papa even took a turn on the jet ski with Rachael driving. Papa showing off his big muscles for Father's day. This one really made me laugh.