THE ECKERTS

Thursday, May 29, 2008

When Addison Takes Hold of the Camera

I have no idea where she gets it from.........

Redneck Kneeboarding

I have no clue who had the idea - probably Dangle - but as soon as I heard the "idea" I stopped the boat (I was Captain for the day) to see if he would really do it. So what is "it"? Kneeboard of course....you did read the title of the blog right? ;)

What do you need to go kneeboarding?

#1 - a kneeboard (check - we have a wakeboard...it will have to do)

#2 - nylon rope (check - a rope will work)

#3 - a willing body (Dangle)

#4 - don't forget about safety! (bright orange USCG Approved life jacket - CHECK!)

Above - Dangle gets pushed into the bay by his good friend Justin

Below - are you ready Dangle?

LMAO!!

Still LMAO!!

Dangle HAS HAD to have done this before! He's way too good!!

Memorial Day Weekend

The chronological order of these next couple blogs will be nil....long story short: I took ALL of my pics off of the harddrive and put them onto an external drive (hurricane preparedness, but also to make space for PHOTOSHOP!). I just uploaded these pics from my camera...so enjoy these first! ;)

MY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.....

Consisted of:

pub crawling (sort of) - pics to follow
family time in Michigan - pics to follow
a plane ride back to Florida - no pics of this, sorry!
Nyquil taken in the a.m.
a day on the beach - see below!
a day in the storm on the beach
a taste of freedom
a shark hold
redneck kneeboarding
sinus infection
double ear infection

......and THAT is pretty much a good idea of the order of how things went :)

We still have no name for her...I call her "The Toon" - others call her the party barge

We spent our day with Justin & Cindy, the Yangsons, the Kings, Sara & Dangle (the redneck kneeboarder), The Shelts, and TONS of kids..........we have to thank Dangle for bringing the awesome party float! I have to find one of my own now!

Ok, so I wasn't feeling very well ever since leaving Michigan Saturday afternoon. My ears would not "pop" on the plane, my sinuses were giving me horrible headaches, not to mention the pressure alone. So, prior to our 0930 departure on "The Toon," Jim tells me to take some Dayquil - good idea! What color is Dayquil? Orange or green? Guess what color I took?? Yeah.... so I'm feeling like "get me to the beach so I can fall asleep in the sun." And I did this - for about 10 minutes. The sleepiness effect must have worn off pretty quickly, leaving me with a really good drunk feeling......my day was getting better by the minute ;)

The kids on the party float.....we let them play first.....

OH THE SWEET TASTE OF FREEDOM!!

A hundred or more yards away from the shore and Susie and I are thinking this is GREAT! No kids, no husbands, no nothing! FREEDOM!!

I have to admit, it did get a little frightening after going so far away - especially after seeing the sting rays jumping out of the water twice. I really didn't want one of those things in the party float!

Bruce and Dangle deserved some cheers after hauling us girls back to shore.....

SHARK!!
Yes, I was inspecting it prior to letting it go. It wasn't nearly as squirmy as the shark I caught (mine was bigger ;)

Addison took her "babing" suit off only after a couple hours....

Father & Son

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Econfina Canoe Trip

Jim and I went on a canoe trip this past weekend. It was a BLAST!! What could have been a very relaxing day (seriously, check out the pictures...it was beautiful!) turned into an adventure for us. Jim and I both came out with scratches and bruises...but it was so much fun!! We joined several other couples and friends from Jim's squadron for the day; add a little alcohol, and.......well, you'll see.........

We are just getting started....and everyone is still sober

Apparently this is a tradition...and so, of course Jim participates!

Those rocks are a killer!

Yeah, I'm a little tipsy....literally and figuratively

Why can't I look this graceful????

Don't let those smiling faces fool you...they are all actually pee-ing in the water.....

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

10 reasons I'm such a slacker on here lately

10. I'm tired when I get home from work
9. If I don't have an appointment to go to each day, I have something else to do
8. The dogs want me to lay on the couch with them (and who can say no to that?)
7. My weekends are booked from here until the end of June
6. I've been in a gardening mood lately
5. The weather is too nice to stay inside
4. I'm only outside if I'm not tired
3. Did I mention how tired I was lately?
2. The kids keep me WAY busy (baseball season is finally over today!)
1. Ready for the #1 reason I've been slacking? I'M TIRED!

Why am I so tired? Hormones? Mmm, maybe. Kids? Possibly. Passion Parties? Likely. Uncomfortable bed & pillow and I'm not getting enough sleep at night? PROBABLY! I'm asking Santa for a new bed this Christmas.

Monday, April 28, 2008

just a bunch of pics

These are just some cute pictures I wanted to share........

Addison with Cutie...her stuffed animal from Grandma Nichols

Addison with Chuck E Mouse (she is part of Mrs. Mader's Mighty Mice class...thus the mouse) - she wanted to take a picture with JUST her and the Chuck E, but the boys were being brothers and doing what brothers do...annoying their sister......mission accomplished boys.

Jim-bo

Sadie...she's forever looking for something to chase or bark at outside. Did I mention she LOVES the lizards and toads down here? Speaking of annoying.....her barking at anything that moves outside is getting pretty darn annoying.