Mom and Dad take us to the beach for a week every summer. It's always so much fun for our family to get together... well, maybe not ALWAYS fun. Now that we are grown, we don't bicker and fight with each other, we discuss controversial topics instead. Luckily, we are all pretty much on the same page.
The Carsons join in this fun trip... and Uncle Rique and Ilene made an appearance this year! Uncle Rique is Mom's uncle, but he's only 8 years older than she is so we're really close to him. He also lives in Houston, so he had quite a drive.
Aunt Gigi, Uncle Jim, Hayley, Carson, and Caleb Tucker, and Jimbo Carson came from B'ham. Lindsay and David were at the beach with his family and joined us on Saturday the 4th. Will and Margaret came from ATL and Mom and Dad drove down from Eufaula. We had a full house!! Henry thoroughly enjoyed playing with Carson. They are 1 year apart and absolutely loved each other. Caleb is 4 months and such a good baby!! The Bowmans were there too staying just down the street from us.
On the morning of the 4th, we all joined the other 30A-ers and watched Seaside's July 4th parade. Henry caught beads and wore them all week. All the kids got candy and stickers from the participants in the parade. I think the 70-year-old baton twirlers were the most interesting.
Bill had to return to work on Monday, but Henry and I stayed and enjoyed the beach each day. He is such a water bug! He got a kick out of the waves "chasing" him. He would run up to the beach laughing so hard he couldn't breath. Then, he would run back down as if to say... "come and get me!!"
Each night we had a wonderfully cooked dinner by a family member. I will say Will and Marge won the prize for the best dinner. For appetizers, we had shrimp scampi, for dinner we had cedar plank salmon, cheese grits, bacon-wrapped asparagus, and a wonderful salad. The dessert was homemade creme brule. Yummy, yummy dinner!!
They make a good team... luckily.... because they are getting MARRIED!!!!!! We are so excited to welcome Marge to the family!!
Will proposed in Seaside on July 3rd. It was very special... and I was especially excited to be a part of the occasion. We all celebrated afterwards at the Red Bar in Grayton Beach.
It was a wonderful 12 days... we are looking forward to next year! And the wedding!!!
2 comments:
Ok- Henry is way TOO BIG! How did he grow that fast since the last time we saw him? Love the swimsuit- too cute! And what about the mustache- how could you not mention that in your blog entry! Congrats on the new family member! So exciting!
My congrats to Will! My that makes me feel old! I was in Eufaula on Saturday and thought of you all when I saw some changes they were making to your old digs next door.
Have a great week! Henry is starting to look like a big boy!
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