captiva island, florida.

every summer we go to the beach

with jim's family.

we flew for the first time this year &

 i'll just say i did not miss the 10 hour drive.

i'm not sure i'll ever drive again....

i was 6 months pregnant this year.

this is the trolly- our niece & nephews love it.

it's a nice ride & the breeze is very welcomed.

slim catches amazing sunsets.

it's also nice to travel with your own personal paparatzi!

we finally ate jets this year...

hot dogs & frozen candy bars.

he comes by the beach every day, we've

always been curious & this year we went for it.

(could have been my growing appetite?)

beach flower & belly.

the island cow is a crazy delicious restaurant we

go to every year for dinner.

i always think this sign is so funny.

we have yet to see mr. cheeseburger in paradise..

my main squeeze.

coconut fried grouper & fries.

sunset.

my nephew owen & i & some sand dollars.

beach belly action.

my mother-in-law & i share a love of stripes.

jim's sister heather & claire & jamie.

our oldest nephew, charlie.

he's a red sox fan, but i love him anyways.

family of 2

for just a few more weeks!

the whole crew- just missing john.

at the trolly stop about to start the scavenger hunt.

heather & jamie on the trolly.

owen.

at every stop on the scavenger hunt

you get a bright colored bracelet.

clair & owen found a huge coconut.

it was a great week at the beach.

i can't wait for this summer with rory!

belly.

we're freshly back from vacation.

here's a sneak peak of what's to come..

beach life.

my fabulous cori alerted me yesterday that sometime

at the end of may was the last time i blogged.

we went to the beach and had a great time, although 

we got a nasty tropical storm & only one day of sunshine 

we made the most of it & enjoyed time w/ family!

the beach on our 1st day was beautiful.

the water was peaceful & welcoming.

beach bums.

oliver was loads of fun.

catch me on vine @mollybjams

for videos of oliver running around & claire doing yoga.

claire, owen & charlie.

riding the trolley...

where i got eaten alive by bugs.

we don't know those people in the background,

i guess they photo-bombed us?

swim lessons w/ uncle bo.

uncle/nephew army man time.

lunch at our favorite spot, the island cow.

although a few people got sick, so i'm not sure

if it's our favorite anymore....

rainy day at the beach.

captiva is know for it's amazing shells.

we got up at for the sunrise & had first-pickings!

i made mini key lime pies.

claire loved them:)

view from my rainy window of the parking lot.

claire loved catching a ride on uncle jimbo.

when the rain stopped, we walked.

#reflection piggy back ride.

it's very difficult to get a grandparent/grand-kids

photo with everyone looking... this was the closest we got.

we got a cloudy sunset on our last night.

i'm keeping my fingers crossed for a whole week

of sunshine next year!