Well we are home from our road trip to my family reunion in Biloxi Mississippi! We took my 2 nephews along C.J and Jacko! The kids were great, but I must have you close your eyes for just a moment and have you visualize 5 kids in the car... 3 of which were very gas filled boys! uhggg! The kids love to explore and discover new things and boy did they! One of their favorite memories will probably be going out to the fish camp on the bayou that my family has had a little cabin at forever and spotting gators! I did this as a kid and I felt it a right of passage for my babes! You wait until dark, then we all sit on the dock w/ flashlights in hand and splash our feet in the water. then we wait and scan the water w/ our flashlights until we see their beady little red eyes pop up! Ooohhh! the excitement! Then as they check us out and swim closer we throw marshmallows (we found they really enjoy Cheetos) in the water and watch them SNAP it right up! Crazy to some but to my gang very normal! ( if there is anything normal about them)LOL! We also went and checked out the strip in Biloxi, so different since Katrina! The casinos are BIGGER and BETTER than ever, but gone is all of the historic sights of the civil war and the beautiful old homes along the beach! WE had a ball at the Hard Rock, where we had lunch and Jack had a little luck in the Casino! We took a walk along the Pier and checked out all of the shrimp boats! We even hung out and chatted w/ some local shrimpers who gave the kids a little overview of shrimping! Not to mention some good eats! Friday night was an awesome crab and shrimp boil, along w/ my cousin Terry's famous seafood gumbo! Saturday was brisket and ribs, w/ all the fixins... beans, potato salad, wilted lettuce, garlic brad and awesome desserts! We had fun! We visited ths U.S.S. ALABAMA in Mobile , but that will be another post, as I am not as tech savvy as my other BB's (blogging buddies)! This is where I need a crash course on digital scrapbooking! Way too many pics! Somebody help me! felling overwhelmed but happy to be home...