Our 4th of July weekend started off well with dinner at The Shrimp Boat. If you knew how much my mom likes shrimp (think Bubba from Forest Gump...), you'd know that with a name like that, there's no other restaurant to take her to! Shaun and I had never been, but we were really impressed! I foresee a return trip sometime in the future... :)
Shaun's dinner -- a cheesy, rich seafood gratin
Dad's dinner -- a caper, butter sauce drizzled over a fresh filet of red snapper
Momma's dinner -- bacon-wrapped shrimp in a dijon glaze
My dinner -- shrimp and grits, a southern classic
Outside of the restaurant
When you eat at a place on the water, you have to take sunset pictures before you leave!
Saturday afternoon we spent at Tyndall's beach. It's only available to military, so it's never very crowded. Either that, or no one ever wants to make the half-mile trek down the boardwalk to get to the sand.
The guys body surfed some of the waves for a while...
How I spend my time on the beach... at least until the sunscreen dries and I can get in the water!
We ended up driving about 2 miles out on some dirt roads near the housing area on base. With a little hike, we were right on the water and able to watch Panama City Marina's fireworks display. Shaun took a picture of the crew on our lawn chairs, but I promise he was there too!
Ends up our camera isn't quite fireworks-enabled, but Shaun got a couple snapshots from the night. :)
The next afternoon, we drove up to Destin to get to the airport. We had so much fun with them while they were here. It was sad to see them go! But we made lots of good memories during the week; hopefully enough to encourage them to come back again soon!
Thanks again for a great week, Mom and Dad! Love you and miss you both bunches!
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