Boat, Beach, Boat...

That's how Shane described this weekends events...there were some other things rolled in there, but that about sums it up. On Friday night, we went to see Cars 2. LOVED IT! I love the spy theme it had going on--we all enjoyed it very much! Saturday, we met up with Nancy and Rebecca and headed out on the Half Moon for a day of fishing. What a great day! Shane caught more than anyone--they were all very small croakers and spot, but it was fun reeling them in, no matter what they were. We got back in and Rob put up the badminton net and we played a little bit in the front yard...laughing until we about peed our pants! Ha! It had been a while since any of us played badminton and it was obvious from our skills, or lack thereof...Marty came after he got off work and we enjoyed a FABULOUS prime rib that Rob had smoked on his charcoal grill. DELISH! :) We were definitely on island time all weekend--we ate dinner around 9:30pm on Saturday night--I had no concept of time throughout the entire long weekend. On Sunday, we got up and I headed to Rappahannock General Hospital to visit my brother Walter, who has been having some serious intestinal issues. He's now on the mend and back at home--know he's glad some of that! After returning from my visit, we headed over to the beach with Megan & Madalyn and their clan. A great day full of sun, sand, and salt air. After the beach, we headed up to Pine Hall to Nanny's house for a picnic and fireworks. Mathews put on another great fireworks display this year. On Monday, we headed back out in the Half Moon, just the three of us--We rode up to the North River and Ware River--territories that we had not yet explored. The homes along these rivers are spectacular! I enjoyed the tour and the boat ride was awesome. On the way back, we stopped the boat and watched the dolphins swim right along side us. It was such a majestic sight--they are so playful and were SO close to the boat--Shane really enjoyed it. After heading back to our familiar waters, we anchored off on a sandbar, fired up the grill and cooked some hot dogs, then Rob & Shane jumped in for a swim in the fish water (as Shane calls it). We had a special visitor come by, the Half Moon 2! What a gorgeous boat!! And how much fun to run into them on the water...they stopped to visit and let us admire their new vessel. The Zerbe Family came over in their boat and anchored next to us and enjoyed the free day off with us. Early evening was upon us, so we headed home--grilled up some steaks for dinner and soon after hit the sack!