Well what a busy fun filled day which started out with us sleeping in until 7 AM; of course it was after midnight before we finally decided to call it a night after the gals won 3-2 in Sequence. After our quite time we fixed a huge breakfast of Bobby's special scrambled eggs, sausage and toast. We finally finished eating around 9:30 then we got ready to head out for our first group hike. Well that was a trip with the little ones being carried from time to time. It was rather warm with bright sunshine and more humidity than usual but we finally got back to the cabin with all in tow and ready for some cool basement. After cooling off we guys took the little ones except for Gabe and headed to the creek. The water soon cooled us off and we had fun looking for treasures under the rocks.
After the creeking we just took it easy with some snacking and lunch making. I skipped the lunch scene as the breakfast was hearty and filling. We were getting ready for the big crowd for supper between 4 and 5. I built a fire as we wanted to cook some baked beans and get that genuine smoke flavor from the wood. We were hoping for some rain as it was really hot and humid. Well little did we anticipate a cloud burst which is just what we experienced around 3 PM. We had over an inch of rain in about an hour with lots of thunder and lightning. The temperature finally dropped down into the low 60's and all of those Floridians headed for warm clothing with hooded sweat shirts and even coats.
The cook out was a sucess even with the heavy rain and everyone made it safely here even if they had to wait in the car until it let up to get in between the lightning strikes. I grilled burgers and dogs, Bobby made a special cold slaw and baked beans, Jodi made jalapeno popper some mild and others very hot, Dee made pasta salad, brought tea, watermelon and some chips, Kelly made a cheesecake, Ms Helen made deviled eggs and Joe brought beautiful home grown onions and a watermelon. What a feed. Afterwards the rain letup enough for us to play some corn hole and badminton. We had a funtime and then several had to leave and we got around to doing smoores. Finally it was time to do fireworks that Gerald and Brad brought to the party and we had some really good ones. Big booms and beautiful explosions.
It was a great day and Gabe entertained us all day with his smiles and sweetness. It was so great to see Dee, Kelly and Mike and they drove over and hour just to spend the day with us. LATER
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