We skipped on over to our neighbor's house today for their annual crawfish boil. I'm sure their "party" will rage way into the late hours, but Mr. Pinkie has a wedding to shoot this evening, so we made it for the early afternoon swim/crawfish eating. As one lady at the party said, "I have a hard time eating anything that resembles it's carcass." Yeah! That sums it up nicely for me. I don't do mudbugs, but Mr.Pinkie loves them a lot, so he was a happy guy. The kids ate burgers and swam for hours before we had to leave. Sophy and a little girl at the party couldn't stand the thought of the crawfish being eaten, so they rescued several of them and put them in the pool. Now, our neighbor's pool is a saltwater filtration system, so I'm sure the saltwater was less than pleasant for them. I mean, I don't know that it was unpleasant. The crawfish didn't mention any specific discomforts, after all. Here is Soph with her favorite of the bunch. She named it Shelly. Those little boogers were quite ferocious, so the boys wouldn't pick them up. Sophy wagged hers around for hours before he scampered away, and she lost sight of him. He was probably hiding behind a shrub, panting.
One would've thought that our children were deprived souls judging by the way they reacted to getting in a pool for the first time this season. It was almost embarrassing. They had a really good time. Duh.
5 comments:
Great pics! And, oh, how I miss crawfish boils (we lived in New Orleans and then Texas for years). Not only will I eat something that resembles its carcas, but when I was a kid we'd always play fingerpuppets with the crawfish heads.
Great pics!
I had to catch up at home, b/c well, for some reason I cannot get your blog at work. You know, the place where I read all of my blogs!
So - I read that you were passwording your blog, but I could get on just fine at home. Did you take it off?
Oh...and thanks for the BG entry over at the other place. I do still read, but since I read your blog at work, when I try and add a comment I hit a firewall.
I cannot believe that Sophy will be starting kindergarten next year. Ethan is starting pre-k and is beyone excited!
Anyhow, glad all the kids are doing well.
Beth
So, you went to a crawfish boil/swimming party today? What fun! Our family went to a Low Country Boil/swimming party today. It was a blast! Aren't those saltwater pools great?? No green hair, red eyes or itchy skin!! Still want to keep reading, so if you decide to password protect your page, please let us all know where we can send our request. :) Take Care.
Brita
Hi Kelly, of course I want to keep reading your blog. My e-mail address is frey@swcciowa.edu. Thanks!
Erica
The party sounds like a blast, the pool anyhow - I'd have to pass on the craw fish! Your Saturday sounded like such fun, made me long for the days when my kids were young! Now with the pre teen stage we are at it isn't nearly such fun. I spent my Saturday at a parade listening to Bill tell a boy that Victoria liked him so in retaliation she yelled at ever royalty court that passed by that her brother needed a girl friend!
Jen
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