Trotter Family Delta Tour

In late July, the McLean Trotter family came to Greenwood in what began as a tour of the Delta to see family in several towns (Greenwood, Greenville and Belzoni) and for Sweet Boy Stephen to do some meet'n and greet'n and take a little bit of Delta life in while he was at it. Unfortunately when Lisa, McLean, Patten, May May and Stephen come to visit it's usually pretty scheduled and not much down time. But we were able to have a good time regardless and lots of good family time was had.

Annie and the boys

Papa and his namesake, Stephen Chamberlain

4 generations of Trotter men (Floyd, McLean, Stephen, Grandaddy Bill, Papa and Patten)

group shot with Grandmother and Granddad

Anne Craig, Jane and Stephen

Stephen meeting Aunt Beverly with McLean

Mary McLean, Grandmother Sally and Anne Craig


From visiting with the Trotter's we then joined the Karlson/Milner clan at Doe's. That was McLean's restaurant request this trip and Lisa D had never been so Doe's it was. We had a great meal.

Cary, Rick and Annie

kiddos

The rest of us...bring on the HOT TAMALES!!

yummy green salad

There's Bubbsie!

Stephen, McLean and Gooddaddy

Annie and Mary McLean

Floyd and Rick

Rick and Annie with Stephen

Floyd, Stephen and Craig. Stephen did lots of meetn and greetn today and got some great visits in with everyone


The next day was filled with lots of activities. While Lisa and McLean took Stephen to get his pictures taken at Rumfelt's, we loaded up the kiddos and headed up Money Road out to the Tallahatchie Flats where the Duck's Unlimited State Convention activities were taking place that morning.

Anne Craig, Charlie Robbins, Jack Pittman, Floyd, Steele, Mary McLean and Patten in the back watching the dog retrieving and obstacle course demonstration

Mike Stewart, of Wildrose Kennels, whom Floyd trained Belle (our first lab from our college days) with in Oxford and learned most of what he knows about dogs and training from Mike's father, Bobby Stewart

Patten about to do a demonstration

Group Shot

Now inside for the falcon demo

Good times

Their tour concluded in Belzoni with a trip to Dad and Jane's house. We had a wonderful time being all together and doing things we rarely get to do....like from going and knocking on the door of the house we grew up in asking if we can come in and take a peak....to visiting friends' gravesites, to playing in the park area where I used to play as an infant and toddler. It was all very surreal and nice at the same time. Of course, the kids loved swimming and playing in the pool. Here are a few pics from our day and final destination of the weekend with the Trotters.

Mary McLean, Stephen and Lisa D.

The Boys

Pool Fun!

group shot at Papa and Jane's

visiting our old friend, Finny Shelton's, grave in Belzoni cemetary

At Indian Mound across from the first house I ever lived in. We have lots of memories of this spot and playground.

kids running up and down

301 Jackson Street Belzoni, MS. The house we grew up in (1973-1985)

Mine and McLean's first mini tennis court- lots of time spent here in this driveway growing up. Can't you see the service and base lines??? We sure could!

We finished up the evening with an awesome cookout at Dad and Jane's. The food just kept on coming! It was amazing.
Dad and Jane- working on crab claws

night time pool stunts with Mary McLean

and With Anne Craig

Moonlake Spinners

Future Ole Miss Cheerleader!!??!!

Tuck and Roll!

Tired girls at Papa's


We love yall and had a great time with the McLean Trotters! Come back to the Delta again soon!!!