Last Thursday I was lucky enough to have two of my cousins and their families come for a visit. I have spent soooo many hours with these cousins - as children we visited their family in NY often, they came to visit us here in VA a couple of times over the years - and I lived in their house for two years while I was in school in Brooklyn. While we spent tons of time together in the past, neither of them had been to Norfolk since my wedding ten years ago.
A while back we decided that it was prime time for them to visit..and I was thrilled when they picked a date and made plans to bring their families for a visit. The 5 days they spent with us made for an incredible time. The kids (there were 7 in total!) spent hours playing together, while the adults spent time catching up. (My cousins and I took a good number of trips down memory lane - lots of good laughs!!!) We spent plenty of time on the porch having popsicle parties to cool off in the big time heat we've been having down here and spent lots of time lingering over delicious meals. We also made time to visit the beach, botanical gardens and the children's museum. I truly enjoyed every minute of their time here - it was truly relaxing and I loved watching my kids get to know their cousins. Here's to hoping they don't wait another ten years to visit!! (I shared a few pics at the bottom of this post.)
I decided to go with grilled veggies for dinner on the first night of the visit. I normally stick to mushrooms, onions and peppers when I am grilling veggies in a basket. This time I found a bag of fresh green beans in my refrigerator and decided to add them to the mix. Everyone loved the addition of the green beans - they were soft and crunchy and had a great grilled taste!
Grilled Mixed Vegetables
Your choice of veggies (I used peppers, onions and green beans this time)
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper
Garlic
Oregano
Rice vinegar
Wash and cut veggies and place in a bowl. Season with a little olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, oregano and rice vinegar. Mix well. Place veggies in a grilling basket and set on hot grill. I grilled them on high at first and mixed them pretty often. After a little while I lowered the flame to low and closed the grill to finish them off. Enjoy!
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| Fearless cutie enjoys the beach! |
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| The girls spent hours playing with Mushky's American Girl Dolls |
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| The whole clan LOVED the Play Do party on the porch |
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| While anxious to go near the water at first, this cutie was super brave and filled his bucket on his own! |
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