Family!

I had seen a recipe from Paula Deen for fresh peach cobbler that sounded really good. I peeled some of the peaches we got at the Ritzville fruit stand yesterday and made it up. Only, knowing a bit about Paula Deen's recipes, I cut the sugar almost in half and it was still very good. I picked up some Tillamook Old-Fashioned Vanilla ice cream at Safeway as we  came through Moses Lake and served it with the cobbler.

The problem was, we were all stuffed already, but everyone managed to eat it anyway! We had driven down to my Brother Pat and Cindy's house and spent the afternoon visiting with them. Cindy was babysitting three three-week old puppies for Niece Becky. Becky and her husband David and their two sons had gone to Oregon for the weekend. Fortunately for us, they got back in time to join us for dinner. The boys have really grown -- Carter will be starting kindergarten tomorrow.

Niece Ashley, Kyle and their son Jackson also joined the party. I had seen Jackson briefly last fall when he was just a baby and now he is running all over the place. What a little cutie!

We had a bbq feast. Cindy put Yukon Gold potatoes from their garden on the grill and we had green beans, corn on the cob, sliced heritage tomatoes along with a cucumber and sweet onion salad. Pat barbecued both salmon and halibut that he had caught on his trip to Alaska fishing in July.

The more time goes by, the more Patrick reminds me of our Dad. We came home with a big box of goodies from his garden just like we used to do from Dad's. I have a whole bunch of heirloom tomatoes (they taste and smell so good!), cucumbers, green beans, some little peppers, a bag of shelled hazelnuts AND a package of salmon and one of halibut!

It was a lovely afternoon. It's so good to spend time with family!