The Dads
We celebrated Father's Day in honor of the four CA Dad's. Left to right are Jim, son Jim, Brad, and Tom. All Dad's face challenges and these guys are no exception. But they've overcome the obstacles to raise some great kids. They are all hard-working, conscientious, loving fathers. Brad is the newest Dad...he's the father of baby Evan.
The "founding father" won three games of Bocci Ball. One of the younger guys pooped out after one game and commented about Jim's energy and stamina. He's also pretty competitive so he was jazzed to be the big winner.
We had Beef Au Jus sandwiches which were a big hit. I cooked a couple of 2.5 lb. rump roasts in the crock pot with some beef/onion broth. After 14 hours on slow cook I pulled it apart to shred it. There was lots of yummy juice to dip the french rolls in. We supplemented with Hebrew National Hotdogs and also had BBQ sauce for the beef. The beef and the dogs disappeared along with salad and baked beans.
We topped off the meal with "black cows." Some people in our group didn't know what that was :). Is it a Midwestern term? (It's a root beer float.)
We enjoyed the sunset over the water and said our "goodbyes." We are heading out and won't be back in CA until Thanksgiving. This has been a special time as we've watched our baby Evan grow and had lots of good times at family parties and celebrations. But we're excited about getting "on the road again, seeing places where we've never been."