Happy This and Happy That

It was a weekend of celebrations for us at SGI this weekend. Thankfully, the oil has still not made its way onto the shores of our little piece of paradise. We felt lucky to squeeze in this visit oil-free, but I feel our 4th of July weekend may be doomed. Boo.

On Friday evening, as we pulled in, Eli was prepared with a new knock-knock joke:

Knock, Knock!

Who's There?

Abby.

Abby, who?

(sing) Abby Birthday to you!

It was the perfect way to greet Aunt Lindsey who had arrived earlier in the day to kick-off her birthday weekend celebration.

As usual, we celebrated with a feast (full of shrimp, burgers, and all kinds of fixings) and ice cream cake.

Sunday morning, Eli was sure to wake me up in plenty of time to make homemade blueberry pancakes for Daddy in celebration of Father's Day.

We love you, Daddy! Hope you had a very Happy Father's Day!!!

The beach was hot without the usual June breeze. I kept saying it felt like August already! Needless to say, a lot of time was spent in the water. It was SUPER clear, and the sandbar was wide.

The boys had a fun time catching blue crabs and letting them go. Steve actually reached down and grabbed one with his hat. Eli FREAKED out and actually squealed in fear. He was so afraid someone was going to get pinched by the crab. He loves looking at sea life, but from a safe distance.

Sea turtle nesting season has begun....as evidenced by the nests on either side of our tent.

And Daddy had a pretty awesome idea after being inspired by a water feature at the Brevard Zoo last weekend. He went to Home Depot and picked up a couple pieces of PVC, all kinds of connectors, a valve, and a bucket.

It provided Eli with TONS of entertainment on the beach....making all kinds of connections and then pouring water in and watching where it goes...over and over and over again.

We made it back to town in time for church and another Father's Day celebration for both Daddy and Grandpa at Ted's. Mmmmm!

Hope everyone had a HAPPY weekend too!