Grills, Girls and Little Rich

We celebrated July 4th with my sister-in-law's sister, Sharon Walker. Sharon is a wonderful host and has a gorgeous back-yard with a swimming pool. She's one of these people that makes everything look easy. As a guest you couldn't possibly imagine she was stressed in the least about 10 people coming over for lunch. Oh, I do wish I had that gift. She put my brother Richard and Jerry in charge of the grill. They did an excellent job and we stuffed ourselves and enjoyed every bite. Here's photos of the boys doing what they do best. Jerry is never happy unless he smells like BBQ smoke.

Prior to eating some of us girls decided the "water was fine." Here are Karen, Sharon and myself floating in the pool. It was WONDERFUL. That's Jerry in the background.

Several years ago while in Gulf Shores, Karen noticed a figurine for sale in a shop called "Tootie Greens." What struck Karen the most was how much this tiny statue favored my brother Richard. She bought "Little Rich" and we have great fun making sure that "Little Rich" gets to see as much of the world as possible. He travels everywhere with Karen and Richard. Oh the tales he could tell.

A few months ago "Little Rich" traveled to Hawaii with Karen and Richard. Rumor has it that he even danced with a Hula Girl. Here's a photo of him at the July 4th party. We weren't watching him closely enough and we found him a the bottom of the pool. Fortunately he survived.

After we left Sharon's Jerry and I headed down to Panama City Beach for an exciting weekend of camping. I'll post pictures of that adventure later. Have a great day!!