We had a good time over the weekend, getting to visit with my sister Gail, her husband and their youngest son who leaves soon on a long summer adventure. My dad drove up for the day on Saturday, so we could celebrate his birthday with him. Today is his actual birthday, and he turns 85 years old! Happy Birthday Dad!
We asked my dad what he wanted to eat for his birthday, and he said it didn’t matter to him. I suggested crawfish, and he jumped on that! So, we went and got 15 pounds of crawfish from a place we really like, and the corn and potatoes that usually come with them. Crawfish is an “outdoor” food to me. We had to dodge the raindrops since it rained on and off all day Saturday, but the weather cooperated brilliantly, and we were able to eat out on the deck for lunch. I don’t ever like to have crawfish inside, at the kitchen table, because they are just so messy!
They were really good – here’s a picture of our crawfish in the bag before we all dived in. I should have taken a photo of them after we were through!
And the crew getting ready, that’s Gail pointing her camera at me!
Hope you all had a great weekend, too! 😀
The crawfish look so good! We certainly don’t have tose in St. Louis. 🙁 BTW, does Tim’s BB gun still scare the dog?
Looks like fun. We celebrated my dad’s bday this weekend too – only we did NOT have crawfish! Yes, you should have posted a picture of the cooked ones. Please tell me they taste like little crabs or baby lobster, right? 😉
Happy birthday to your Dad! =)
Crawfish! I’m jealous. Hope y’all had a nice birthday celebration with Papa Fred.
Mmmmm. My mouth is watering.
Oh, sounds like a wonderful weekend! Happy Birthday, Stacy’s Dad!
Sounds like a great celebration! I don’t think I have ever eaten crawfish!
We had fun! Only that corn and potatoes was even a bit spicy hot for me and I handle that stuff better than many.
Your picture turned out better than mine too!
Crawfish/crayfish/crawdads – I’ve never had them, but I’ve heard good things about them!
Wow that lot all comes in a bag ready cooked and ready to eat?!
Yummy!! Did I miss my invite? Cause I would have been there!!
Oh those crawfish look soooo yummy :-). Lots of my hubs family is cajun (they from down ‘dare in Nawlins:-)). I love having them boils and tasting some stuffed crab too. Oh boy I’m hungry for these *giggles*.
Stacy thanks for the great email about Crawfish, no I have never had them or even seen them before, but I have heard of them.
BTW – I have a prize competition on my blog today 🙂
Looks like a fun time, I’ve never had crawfish!
Yum, I bet it’s delish! I’ve never had crawfish, only lobster, rock lobster & crabs. Please tell us what it compares to.
Nice back yard. Looks like everyone had fun!
We love family gatherings too. Glad the rain stayed away long enough to eat outside. Your meal looked fantastic.
I have never eaten crawfish!! It does sound like a good ole time thoguh! Happy B-day to your dad!
I eat the corn and potatoes and give Patt the crawfish. I love the cookouts with them. It’s a blast..but I stay away from the crawfish 🙂 Sounds like your Dad had a wonderful b’day!
Oh man that looks so good…..
I grew up in the south (southeast Texas) where people love these but I could never eat them. My brothers used to find them all over the backyard and then I’d find them in their pockets when I was doing laundry. I simply cannot eat slug bugs but honestly, I appreciate what a treat this was for you all. I’m trying to imagine fifteen pounds of them!
Nothing like a good old crawfish boil – not too many of those in Kansas! I do miss them!
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