Illegal Mudbug Fighting Ring

This past weekend we took part in our very first crawdad boil! 

Crayfish (pronounced crawfish), potatoes, corn, garlic, sausage, and onions go into a big boiling pot of water with cajun spices and then are dumped onto a table, where you spend a lot more time peeling the darn things than you do eating them. But it's well worth the effort.

And while Luke ate a few and seemed to like them okay, what he really liked was
a) the watermelon

 

and b) the little buggers themselves.

Fearless as usual, Luke had no trouble picking them up and walking around with them, even though I saw him get pinched a few times. He was the chef's biggest helper--when a bunch escaped from the giant bag and were making their way through the grass to the mud, Luke picked up almost every single one and threw them back in the bag. But not before he decided to make a few of them fight by slamming them together.

And where was Baby D through all of this?

Passed out under some tables, taking a siesta.