A Very Crabby Father's Day

Today was Father's Day. We got up and made breakfast and just enjoyed the pace of a very leisurely morning. Soon we realized Rodney had just disappeared without a trace. Not in the room, not in the bathroom (which was my guess), not in front of the tv. And then as Lori went to grab something in the kitchen, she spotted him on the side of the house-

Enjoying an IBC Cream Soda as he relaxed in the hot tub in the 75 degree weather and listened to the sounds of nature. He was in heaven as he watched the fish jump below in the bay while he simply relaxed. Eventually he was joined by Ava and Declan, and the three just hung out together for a bit.

All day the kids could be found trying to catch frogs or koi in one of the two ponds at the house, or

Relaxing in the tv room while taking turns swinging from the swing hanging from the ceiling, or

Hanging out on the floating dock playing or

Just visiting, or

Just laying around doing nothing.

Rodney found every excuse to hang out in the beautiful weather- talk on the phone, clip nails, check emails, you name it he did it outside.

For dinner we had an incredible feast of Maryland crabs, potatoes, corn, sausage, clams and mussels, of the which we ate on the detachable floating dock. How cool is that!!!

Everyone (except Cambria of course) enjoyed trying out the new fare.

We all got nice and gooey and had crab and Old Bay seasoning up to our elbows. Even our poor IBC bottles were covered.

As you can see, it was a hit. Every crab was eaten and we all had a lot of fun (except for Cambria who was completely grossed out and could not even sit down by us while we ate. She eventually left in tears when Declan threw a piece of crab at her and it landed on her cheek. She was embarrassed that it upset her so much, but she was really grossed out.)

After dinner we made our way back up from the dock to the yard where Rob had a fire going for us in the fire pit. We spent the night making s'mores and singing and talking. It eventually got chilly and the fire had died down, so we went in and called it a night.

It really was a perfect, lazy day- just what Rodney had wanted for Father's Day. He is feeling rejuvenated and refreshed, and we had so much fun being together as family and friends. Definitely a Father's Day not to be forgotten!