Weekend Wrap-up

We had a fun weekend! Honey and Happy came to visit! The boys were so excited to see them; Jack and Will ran out to greet them with big hugs. And they came bearing gifts...2 tubs of fresh oysters! Yummmm, they speak my language.

Saturday morning, we started off with our usual Starbucks fix. And then went out for a country breakfast/brunch. When our waiter introduced himself, Hank said, "Nice to meet you, Josh. After serving us, you will be considering a career change!" And truer words have never been spoken. The boys split an order of French toast and bacon. The French toast came with a little cup of powdered sugar on the side. I fixed Jack's French toast with the powdered sugar and syrup. Will got what little was left of the powdered sugar and no syrup (hey, I know better than to give syrup to a 2 year old!). I don't think Will had 2 bites of the French toast, but there was powdered sugar EVERYWHERE! All over Will, his fleece pullover, the table, the booth seat, ME!! Josh returned to see if we needed anything; why, yes! Lots of wet napkins. And Brent said, "Don't worry, we're great tippers!" Josh assured us he had seen worse, but we didn't believe him. He also said, "Better to make the mess here than at home!" Amen, brother, A-MEN!

Saturday afternoon, we went to a 40th birthday party for one of the partners at Brent's firm. It was a Crawfish Boil, BBQ, and Bluegrass party at the lake. I think I ate 5 pounds of crawfish by myself. No joke. They were good! There was a giant inflatable slide that both boys enjoyed. Jack was up & down, up & down, up & down that slide like a little monkey. And once the big kids moved on, Will and the other little ones had the slide all to themselves and had a ball! Jack met a couple of new buddies and they spent the afternoon making a "lake" on the beach of the real lake. He had a blast! There was also a swing/slide playset and tire swings that the boys enjoyed, and I think we definitely need one for Lake Martin. The weather was perfect and it was fun to just be able to relax with a cold drink, crawfish, good music, and fun company. Makes me so ready for summer weekends at Lake Martin. So when do you want to join us?

Sunday morning, everyone woke up exhausted! Well, actually I had to wake the boys up at 9 AM so that they could get a quick bath before church. Lots of tired tears, but we made it. Swung by Starbucks on the way home, and then we just hung out at home all afternoon to rest. Raw oysters and oyster po'boys for dinner. I can't tell you how good those oysters were! A-mazing! So fresh and they were HUGE! We ate like kings =).

So that is it: A wonderful weekend with Honey and Happy, who are now enjoying good food and wine in Charleston. We'll see them again in May for more good food (and lots more crawfish and oysters for me!) and fun with the cousins! We can't wait =).