Lowcountry Shrimp Boil

We had a lot to celebrate: Mom and Popa's 40th Anniversary, Todd's birthday, Sean's birthday, and Father's Day. So Laura suggested a shrimp boil, and we made it happen. We set up propane stove and two big pots on our back deck and threw in shrimp, andouille sausage (spicy!), potatoes, corn, carrots, onions and tons of seasonings. The kitchen was a hive of activity with everybody chopping something and the deck was pungent with the spicy smell.

We threw the food out on the table and everybody dug in.

Popa is a verified Cajun and he thought it was great. We think he's great. His 40th Anniversary and Father's Day coincided this year and we think he's a great example of a husband, father, grandfather.

It was so good! We had French bread, watermelon, way too many lemons, and lemonade.

We did our best, but we couldn't eat everything, so we tried to focus on the shrimp. We still had a tunnel of fudge cake and key lime pie to eat.

Cousin Dallin is popular with this crowd.

Grandpa Faucheux and little Wans and Burrows.

Nikki brought poppers for the kids and that was a huge hit. http://youtu.be/wzsknJfdS8M The kids got along great, everybody ate a lot and we celebrated some big milestones in our family this month. We're doing this one again!