Big BBQ Weekend
We spent the weekend on a family reunion BBQ marathon.
First up was cousin Amy and her husband Steve’s house where the food was incredible and there were laughs-a-plenty. Aunt Luci printed out name tags for the gaggle of kids that we had to meet – but in the end we actually had everyone’s names down-pat… more or less.
Here are some photos from the day:
The back of Amy and Steve's house
The boys played Bocce - here is a family rated snapshot. Left to Right: Bill, Steve (Amys husband), Rob & Uncle Bob
Left to Right: Aunt Luci, Aunt Jackie, Miranda (Kims daughter)
Amy and Steves daughter Hunter
Left to Right: Tatum, Emma (Heidi and Ians daughters), Aly (Amy and Steves daughter)
Heidi
Amy
Kickboxer Amy gives Rob what he deserves
The next day we were at Gram’s house (Aunt Jackie) for some more laughs and being introduced to a few more members of the family.
One thing we were intrigued about was the promise of being served raw hamburger meat. Yes.. raw hamburger meat. It is a bit of a family tradition to eat it and Aunt Luci assured us it was safe to eat. It is actually called Steak Tartare and is even served in restaurants. We both had some although Rob seemed to like it a bit more than me. In case your wondering, it tasted like raw bread dough. Yummy!
The raw meat delicacy
Mmmmmm no salmonella here Mum!
After making sure we had quick access to a toilet (just in case the hamburger meat didn’t agree with us) we continued on our way and met more members of the family. Here are some more photos of the shenanigans.
Bill The Chef
Kelly
Left to Right: Kelly, Kim, Aunt Luci
After the party, we went out to Amy’s local bar where we got schooled at darts and met some interesting characters. Amy also seemed to know just about everyone in the bar so we were made very welcome.
Meeting the family was great – all really good people and very good to chat to.
Leeane