The Lossius Family: Keys Trip 2012

Our trip to the Keys this year was amazing for many reasons although the main reason was that this year Ryan was able to go with us and we were able to enjoy him for an entire week straight with no work interruptions!!! Yay!!!! We started our trip Saturday July 21st and headed to Hawk's Cay for a couple days where we enjoyed relaxing by the pool and Jackson was able to "pet" the dolphins during the dockside dolphin program at Hawk's Cay!!! Then we headed south to Mimi and Pop's house in the Keys for some fun in the sun, snorkeling (although as Jackson pronounces it norkeling) and of course Mini Season 2012 where the lovely Buckland Family came down to join us for what is becoming our annual tradition!!!! We had the best time!!! The weather was perfect and the Bowman, Buckland, and Lossius team pulled off another fabulous lobster season!!!! The only thing missing was Aunt Lauren and Uncle Rob but hopefully we can all be together next year!!! And we are so proud of Ryan for spearing his 1st grouper he did awesome and we were thrilled for him!!!! It was a truly wonderful week, full of awesome new memories and hilarious stories to go with them, that none of us wanted to end!!!! But I guess we will just have to look forward to next year when Jackson will count for 6 more lobster since we have a year to teach him how to use a tickle stick and net and "norkel" for more than 5 minutes at a time and a new little baby to add to our team!!! Enjoy all the pictures I know there are a lot but I naturally took over 250 so it was hard for me to narrow them down!!! :-)

Our 1st stop in the Keys! Enjoying a sponge bob popsicle at "Robbie's" Tarpon Place!

Jackson met another little girlfriend at the Hawk's Cay pool!!

"Petting" a Key Deer!

So close of course Jackson loved it!!

Ready to go out in the boat...sunscreen, hat, neck buff and all!!

Jackson and Ryan snorkeling!!

Finding Nemo!

So cute!!!

Jackson and Pop snorkeling!!!

All 3 boys in the water!!

Mimi and Jackson on the boat!!

Showing me all the hermit crabs he collected in his net!!!

The boys at the sandbar!!

Transom riders!!! Waiting to check out the next spot!!

Cute picture mom and dad!!

Ryan's Grouper!!

Jackson and Ryan with Ryan's 1st Grouper!!!! Yay!!!

Nice Fish!!!!

Jackson showing me he caught a fish!!

Hanging out at the sandbar...lots of sunscreen needed!!!

Jackson and Mimi!!

Hanging out!!

Mimi, Pop and Jackson!!

Jackson checking out the lobster on the 1st day of Mini season!!

Michael caught a baby lobster and we let Jackson play with it for a little while to keep him occupied in the boat! We threw it back of course shortly after so it could grow big and Jackson cried!!