A Family Visit

Sorry for the lack of blogging these past few days, but we have been delighted with a special visit from Papa and Sheri! They drove all the way up from Georgia on Thursday and stayed with us until Sunday morning. They have been staying with Aunt and Uncle since Sunday morning, and just left this morning for their long trip home. We had such an enjoyable time during their visit! I only took a few pictures, I wish I had taken more!


Papa was Buddy's new best friend during the visit. When Papa and Sheri arrived Thursday afternoon and had settled in, we had Oyster's Rockefeller for dinner! They had brought us TONS of fresh oysters and shrimp to be eaten during their visit, and we wasted no time! Sheri had never had homemade Oyster's Rockefeller before, and I think she really enjoyed it! We were allowed to have 15 each, but no one made it that far. :) On Friday, Aunt Rhonda, Uncle Tony, and the kids drove over to spend the day at our house. I had fun making 2 big pots of Cheesy Chicken Chowder for lunch!
And of course, what goes with soup...or anything for that matter? Ummm...Chocolate Oreo Cheesecake of course! Meredith, you would be so proud! It wasn't crumbly this time. :) Finally! After lunch, we took the girls and Papa over to a little Mennonite store to look around. Papa and Sheri love when we bring them little dried spices and mixes from this store when we visit them in GA so they loved it. For dinner, Papa fried us some King Mackerel fish and leftover oysters. We were stuffed.

Saturday morning, we left at 7:30am for an EARLY breakfast! We ate at a small restaurant close by called The County Seat in downtown Powhatan.

Dad, Eric, Mom, and Philip

Sheri, Papa, and I

Of course, we had to have our picture taken in front of the sign. :) It says "COUNTY SEAT Food and Gathering Place." :) Later that morning, Aunt Rhonda and the kids drove out again to have Papa's famous Low Country Boil! Goodness, it seems like all we did was eat! lol!

For those of you who have never heard of a Boil, let me explain. Shrimp, red potatoes, corn, sausage, onion, celery, etc (we added rutabagas) are boiled in crab boil in a big pot. When it's finished, you're supposed to dump it all on a table with everyone gathered around, and you eat 'till you're full! Since it was too cold outside to dump on the picnic table, we just used pans. :) It was definitely less of a mess but equally as good!

Thanks Papa and Sheri for coming to see us. We had a wonderful time and enjoyed every moment! ~Alli