The Cajun boil from Hell

The other docs were off all weekend, so Bill was stuck working. We soooo wanted to head to the coast in the Little House, but it just didn’t work out that way.

So, we got up super early Tuesday morning and drove to the coast to spend the day.

There was a storm system pushing in from the Gulf, so all the throngs of tourists were heading out of Port A. Lucky us! We basically had the place to ourselves!

Board

The beach was gorgeous, the surf was up, and it was nice and cool! It did pour rain (horrendous lightning too) at one point around noon, sending us for shelter under the pier. The rain ran down the beach, and the boys dug deep trenches for it to flow into. They got hoards of hermit crabs and made little, river habitats. They had way too much fun. Afterwards the sun came out and we all got toasted!

Brothers

With the heavy rains, came lots of sargasm grass washing up on shore. The kids combed through it, finding Mermaid Purses, unusual shells and tons of sea creatures. They found empty Gatorade bottles and made miniature aquariums out of them, complete with small fish and little, tiny blue crabs.

Stylin'

We surfed to our hearts content

Bill and his new fathers day present

Bill shredding with his new "fish" board

Catching a wave

Walking the falls

then loaded up around 4:30 and headed on into Rockport for something to eat. We ended up at this place called The Boiling Pot, and had the spiciest array of Cajun crabs, shrimp and crawfish we have ever eaten. Like in, HOLY CRAP, this is HOT, spicy. As in, hotter than Hell spicy. The kids ate it, but I cannot for the life of me figure out how they could stand it. Cody was applying ice to his face and mouth, but he kept eating and eating. It was hilarious.

Yum!

I can't believe how HOT this is!

Wishing he had stayed in his mud hole

We laughed and ate, and had a few Tecate’ with lime and salt………..these, were by far, the best tasting Tecate I have ever had. I guess it was the artful way they applied the salt, and the ample quantities of lime, but dang they were good….and cold to counter the hell fire we were eating.

A shot by Cory

The remains

On the way home, one of the kids said “This was the best day ever!” and I have got to agree!

Love

Photo’s are up at Flickr…just click on one of the above photos to view the whole set. There are even pictures of pretty boats.

Aqua

Oh, and my new post is up over at the Larger Famlies website. This week the theme is Frugality. Head on over and find out how to make your own loofah….and dont forget to leave a comment! We want to hear how you make it all work with a large family!