Happy Fourth!

Today was AWESOME! We slept in. Had breakfast with Lee's parents. (I am very glad my mother-in-law is back from her cruise. I missed her. I usually call her with random pieces of information or random questions and she shows genuine interest...I like that.) We then got ourselves and our baby ready and headed to my uncle's house. There was a lot of family waiting for us from Ohio, West Virginia, and of course, the locals! Nieces and aunts and uncles and my sister my Mama. It was great!

So what did we do? Well, we enjoyed the babies. Little Nathanial was eaten up by the people who had never seen him before. And, Lee and I enjoyed visiting with my cousins baby who is 10.5 months old and adorable! We of course ate and ate and ate! I LOVE family-get-together food. It is the best. There were the obvious 4th foods: hamburgers, hot dogs and barbecue chicken. My favorite items:

• My aunt's corn bread salad. SOO good. Corn bread, tomatoes, corn, beans, cheese, ranch dressing. ALL kinds of good stuff.
• Corn roasted on the grill.
• Hot dog wiener - BURNT. Love that.
• My sister's baked beans. Well, technically my niece made it, but it's my sister's recipe.
• Deviled eggs.
• Green beans

Yes, needless to say, I was so full I thought I would BUST. After we ate, we gamed. Some tossed horseshoes while I attempted three rounds of croquet. I STINK at croquet. During the second round, I gave up any hopes of winning and just started knocking people around for fun. In between we loved on baby, fed and enjoyed him. Had good conversation. It was just an over all great day.

Being with my family recharges me. It's like my soul is refilled. I'm so blessed to have a family full of lots of aunts, uncles, and cousins. Everytime I'm with them, I feel at home. I think I would love to have lots of babies. By that I mean, perhaps give birth one more time and then adopt. We'll wait and see what this economy does first!