a seaside kind of day

we took a little day trip over to seaside today... my sweet friend mara had the day off and wanted to spend it there with some of us and our kids. she had me at "sno-cones"...


and not just any sno-cones. she is carrying my wedding cake sno-cone in her right hand and her key lime pie sno-cone in her left hand. mmmhmmm...

she also had me at "grits a ya-ya", which i devoured so quickly that no camera had a chance of documenting the delight of that dish. thanks to google, here's what i'm talkin' about...


while hallie did somersaults after my yummy lunch and dessert, the kids did this...


and this...


and oh yeah, they had some ice cream too...


thanks to my zoom lens, i sat way back on a bench in the shade and spied....


not sure what caroline was saying, but they were listening!


when our shade disappeared, we headed to our other favorite spot...


we enjoyed this beautiful day with beautiful family and friends! (and brandy, you too! you are becoming a pro at evading my camera!)