Shrimp Boil

Our friends, Kenny and Amy and their kids, Hayden and Molly came over on Saturday for a shrimp boil. They brought the boiler, the shrimp, sausage, corn on the cob, potatoes, the bread, and we provided the drinks, a side dish and dessert and the pool. After cleaning the shrimp,(I took no part of that!) we loaded all the food into the boiler with shrimp seasonings and three garlic bulbs, and watched it cook on the porch. After a swim the food was ready, the table lined with newspaper and the food dumped on top.

everyone enjoying the food

close up of the food

had to get Cor in the picture

the absolutely decadent dessert- brownie caramel cheesecake
homemade of course:)

...and the ruined tabletop, too much heat for the wood,
I guess I get a new table now- or sometime in the next 5 years

We had such a great meal and time together we decided to celebrate Canadian Thankgiving together and deep fry a turkey. (This will be our first time celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving in the States and with Americans!)

Saturday in St. Augustine

We love spending time in St. Augustine. It has great beaches, lovely shops,gorgeous churches, busy streets, quiet streets, beautiful college, a wonderful carousel, and a shady park! What more do you want. We started our day going out for breakfast at our favorite 'hole in the wall' restaurant and then headed for the nation's oldest city.


THE CITY






THE PARK




THE CAROUSEL

Arianna

Asher

after watching the kids and crying, Julianna decided she would go on with me
she loved it in the end!

THE BEACH

I truly enjoyed watching the surfers...the kids don't look as interested as I do
wish I knew how to surf...and had time to do so
it was a blasting hot day and we did not have our beach clothes on, not really sure why?

Happy Birthday Mom / Oma!

Happy Birthday Mom!! Hope you had a great day, we love and miss you so much. We would have loved to be with you today, but since that wasn't possible we tried to celebrate without you. I even made a van Eyk cake, and you know how many of them I've made. It even turned out, and tasted great. (listen carefully for Julianna's voice at the end)




WE LOVE YOU OMA

Labor Day

We were invited to spend Labor Day boating with our friends, we had an absolute blast. The weather held out, it only rained for a few minutes. While some think of Labor Day as the end of summer, the weather here is still as hot as ever!

Cor and Arianna

Cor's most favorite thing to do
He took me for a ride and we tip it over! Yes upside down- he lost his glasses
It was quite heavy to un-flip

Asher's first attempt at knee boarding
At the beginning of the summer he was very hesitant to go in the lake,
today he surprised us with wanting to go knee boarding.

he's up on the first try! So proud of him
he was quite sore the next day, I don't think he wanted to let go of the rope
to tell us to stop pulling him!

soaking up the sun

Julianna LOVES dogs, there were only 5 at the beach house to love on!

Asher and his friends