Cooking the seafood required special pots that are best used outdoors. The grill was used to cook steaks for the non-seafood lovers (crazy people that they are! I love a good steak but lobster is a rare treat). Peter is in the blue shirt and that's his brother Paul. They do have a sister, but her name is Ruth, not Mary. (ha ha)
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John liked the lobsters. I felt so bad that they were going to be dead and on our plates soon. Despite my guilt, they tasted very, very good. They had a lot of meat on them this year.
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With Uncle James (Peter's step-brother), and a lobster that John took a special liking to (which didn't help my guilt!).
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The mussels were so delicious. The bowl of melted butter is for dipping them in. This picture makes me crave them all over again.
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Arielle and Elizabeth (2 months old), John's cousins
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John and Andrew, cousins and look-alikes!
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We got this swingset at the end of June. It took a whole day to assemble, but it's been worth it! The kids have such a fun time on it.
It was a fun day!