Fantastic Four(th)! :O)

Whew, after the wonderful Fourth of July we had this was one pooped little girl. Rob and I both had the day off and we planned to enjoy it to its highest potential. We have not been to the waterpark this year in o-burg so we decided to head out there today. It was not crowded at all and it was fantastic. We got our same two chairs as always under an umbrella and relaxed. We went down the water slide (yellow one) several times and played around in the wading pool. When I went to the pool area there was this little girl in there who said “no, no don’t come in here, I wanted it all to myself”. Well needless to stay stingy Sarah did not get her way. After a few minutes Rob joined me and he names this same little girl chatty Cathy b/c she was telling the lifeguard her entire life history….oh this was funny!! After invading her space for a good time, we did leave the pool and went down the slide again. We sat and just sun-bathed for few minutes and then had some nachos! YUM-O!! Soon it was time to head home to get ready and go to Lugoff for a cookout with the Dowey Clan.

The Cookout was fabulous! My dad, Aunt Dorothy, and others did a great job in getting everything together and making sure we all had a good time. We had hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, fried pickles, boiled peanuts, baked beans, cole slaw, and any dessert you can name!!! The best desserts in my opinion were the homemade cobblers that were done in the cast iron pots with coals. Oh it makes my mouth water just typing it! They were fantastic…props to Uncle John and Charlie for those! Not only did we have homemade cobblers but also homemade ice cream. The family just talked and ate. G-ma wanted everyone to sign a piece of paper to see how many people were there. Total it was 86 ( a few were not “family” but we think of them as “family” anyway!!) G-ma’s brothers and sisters, their families, and on and on were there. It was perfect!! Rob of course is still amazed at how BIG my family is. He asked if this was everyone and I smiled and said NOPE! This was only the Dowey side of the family; the Moak’s are just as big! Here are a few pics of the festivities….

Hope you didnt get burned by fireworks!!!

J-Tru