Ben prepares a gourmet “day-after” meal

Step 1 – lay out bread overnight so it gets stale.

Step 2 – Lay out all of the ingredients and let Ben do the rest.

Russell tries to get in the kitchen to help.

The boys do their cooking days.

Meggie anxiously awaits the rest of the crew as the food is tempting her.

Ben does not disappoint with an absolutely amazing spread.

Here we all show off our gourmet meals on our fancy white restaurant-like plates.

Let’s see – sweet potatoes, chocolate chip and blueberry pancakes with whipped cream, French toast, cheese omelet, scrambled eggs, Canadian ham, and some thick sliced bacon.  This ain’t a Waffle House – this is the real deal!

Ben enjoys his French toast banana split with plenty of whipped cream to wash it down.

I love how Ben packs him a beach bag equipped with cooler, red Solo cups (that are so not obvious), and some paddles.

We bid Ben, Kendra, and Meggie farewell after a super fun visit!

Then I discover this ridiculously large branch has fallen in the front yard.  Cutting this proves to be more of a challenge than expected!