First Guests of the Season

This weekend we had so much fun! (And got in a little trouble...)

Dear Husband's sister (SisM) and her husband (BroP) were able to come and visit us! They are expecting a new little one in August, so this was their last chance to squeeze a vacation in before Baby comes.

The first thing we did was head out to the beach, as it was perfect weather.

Eva and her dog-cousin, Oscar, really seemed to like it too!















Siblings, sisters, and brothers, oh my!

I think everyone had a great time, and we were all pretty tuckered out, especially the dogs!

Other than the beach, we had a lot of great food and tried some new things out. We cooked "beer can chicken" for the first time ever.  Here it is, rubbed down and waiting for the grill.
It was our first attempt, so while not perfect, it was VERY tasty!
We carved off most of the outside meat, then finished cooking the inside in the oven since it needed just a couple more minutes.

In addition to the beach and good food, we also toured around town to do some shopping.
Unfortunately, this is where I got in trouble.

Like the absent-minded person I can sometimes be... I locked the car keys in the trunk. *$#!@*&

AAA took FOR-EV-ER! They only had one service company in our area, which only had one person working, and he had loooong list of people who needed help. We were asked to wait an hour and 15 min! Thankfully our guests were really understanding and took the whole thing in stride.

So we waited... an hour and 20 min. So I called... and they wanted us to wait another 45 min.
Not happening.
So I called the local police department and requested non-emergency help. We also called our friend, JP, to come and take our guests home.

The cop came in less than 10 min and was really understanding. He was working on unlocking the car for about 10-15 min when the AAA service guy arrived who had the better tools, and was finally able to pop the trunk.
Whew!

Afterward we had a tasty casserole, and spent some awesome time by the fire pit. JP was even able to run home and grab his dog, Aiden, so we had a full on puppy party too!

It was quite stressful but no one was hurt, the weather was nice, we weren't late for anything, and we got to spend some quality time with some great friends.