It was not easy getting there. It's supposed to be about a 45 minute drive from our house. But just 6 short miles shy of our destination we found a road block and a nice forestry lady in green detouring traffic. They were cleaning up a small forest fire and we had to take about a 20-minute detour to get there. And Natalie was growing impatient about being in the car for so long.
Once we arrived, we found a long wait for dinner and a very tiny dining room (if you can even call it that!) Fortunately, that gave us plenty of time to take pictures of Natalie and Daddy on the beach. Natalie also practiced her walking skills and made lots of new friends among the hungry patrons eagerly waiting for their name to be called. She was a good distraction.
Finally our name was called but we just weren't having that great of luck. We were stuck at the counter and both of the high chairs were already in use (curses, why didn't I bring our own!). Jeramy and I took turns eating because as you can imagine, ribs aren't the easiest thing to eat with a toddler in your lap. I kept giving the family that hijacked both highchairs the stink eye which seemed to just make them eat slower. Their kids looked old enough to do long division so I'm sure they could have easily sat in chairs... but I digress.
The dinner was delicious and they just kept bringing more and more food out for us. Natalie enjoyed the cornbread and baked beans.
The place slowly started to clear out and Natalie finally got her own chair. Even though we were stuffed, we just couldn't pass up homemade peach crisp a la mode (Natalie and I) and mint chocolate chip ice cream (Jeramy). Nat was in such a great mood the entire time and we were so grateful.
Overall, it was an interesting but fun and tasty adventure. We will be better prepared (and early!) next time though. Enjoy the pics and have a great week!
