I am returned! I spent a week at my husband's family reunion on Lake George in New York. It looked like this:
There was tennis playing --
Or maybe Uncle Joe --
And maybe the holding of Grandma's hand... but only for a second --
I totally underestimated the whole perpetual playdate aspect of extended family vacations. Also, the way that sometimes you would end up without children at all as they ran off with Aunts and Uncles (though sometimes you ended up with them all as counter balance!)
The Mayor was completely out of his mind and overstimulated. I don't think I've ever seen him so excited. His own commentary on the vacation was, "I'm a hard workin' man, Daddy." His Aunt Sheila nicknamed him "The Mayor" for his gregarious glad handing ways.
I am happy to report, and I know NO ONE will be surprised, that my neices and nephews reported to the Aunts and Uncles that,"Aunt Jessica is the MOST like a kid and the LEAST like a grown up." When asked why, they told everyone that, "Aunt Jess likes to talk about butts and stuff." Uncle Nat confided in me that he thought maybe he should talk about butts more. Uncle Joe asked me if I was responsible for the children's obsession with taking photographs of everyone's butts.
Oh, definitely. Yup. That was me.
And here's a photo of me taken by my niece Claire...
27 comments:
OMG..lmao. Excellent all around, post, photos, Claire's perception of Auntie. Too funny!
Welcome back!
I'm so glad you had a great time.
The pictures are wonderful, just wonderful.
Thanks for putting those up.
Welcome home, Jessica! You were sorely missed. But as tough as it was for us, I'm glad you had a great family vacation.
You're lucky you can do that. When I was little, we did that, but I think that for our family, this tradition died with my generation. We just don't have that many kids and everyone's schedules are truly wacky.
Sigh. I miss those days!
Welcome back! We missed you! It looks like you had a really lovely time, and you have quite the nice tush!
You have a sweet sweet ass.
Love the a$$ shot! Kids are adorable! Why didn't Bloglines tell me you'd updated?
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Oh that looked like such a fun time!
Welcome back, now we get to hear more stories about butts-n-stuff!
Welcome back. Lake George is only 3 hours from me, and I've been tehre from time to time. Its very nice up there.
Looks like you had fun!
welcome home! And? Work that ass!
You sound like the most fun Auntie ever, what with the butts and stuff. And it is weird to realize that with a bunch of other kids around the perpetual playdate is really, really nice.
They are so gonna give you grief as a gang of teenagers. 'course you'll be half in the bag partying with the aunties & uncles that you won't really care (!)
Glad you had a good time.
ICL
In otherness - what do you mean you read my entries on you "reader"
What am I missing?
talkin' about butts and stuff--rare praise indeed!
welcome back, and nice be-hind, btw;-)
Welcome back! Looks really fun. Your kids are so cute, and nice butt!
And dude, you left me with that song on my head for-evah. couldn't stop singing the mexican radio, whoa oh, song. Oh no, it's starting again. Oh noooooo.
Lisa
YOU like to talk about butts??? NAAaahhh... HA! Thrilled that you had a great time and that you're back. LOVE the pics!
and you were missed. :)
You got some cute babies there!
And what a nice butt shot.
I figured it out. Glad you stayed and had a fabulous time. What is this obbsession with butts that you have? Don't know anything about that. all I can say is bifurcate.
I hear you! That's my favorite part of family vacation. Unfortunately, my sister and brother have not jumped on the kid-having bandwagon. Only one cousin for the boys to play with. And she's a GIRL! It is nice to, um, share the kids with the other adults. On my last family gathering, I got to leave and get my hair done. Wow!
Great shots! But tell Claire she has to back up a bit! ;)
What a bunch of fun you had!
it looks like a fantastic time! your kids are adorable too :)
welcome back
those pictures are FABULOUS. I love the popsicle one. it's awesome.
Looks like a great vacation. It's great to be the "hip auntie". (even better to be the hip auntie with the nice butt)
O is SO K's mini-me!!!!!! Did everone freak out? Missed you!
Oh, man. I love the nearly-identical looks Ruby and her uncle are giving the camera. Awesome.
And it wouldn't be a good homecoming post from you without a butt in it somewhere!
My sister's kids enjoyed "changing my adult diaper" at my 38th birthday party... they also can't believe when they chase me with their boogers, I will chase them right back.
Great vacation shots. It makes me long for those younger days with all my cousins... teaching them the f-word.
Great pics mama, and fantastic ass shot. I'm proud of my "bad influence" status too...
that looks like a luverly holiday!
Hi! I chanced upon your blog and just wanted to say hi. These are lovely vacation pictures.
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