As twilight settled, lanterns were strung between the chairs. Awwc—an acronym from an old inside joke whose origin only Grandma June could explain—was chanted once as a sort of benediction. The letters meant different things to everyone; to some it was “All Weekend, Warm Company,” to others “Always With Weird Crowns.” Whatever it meant, it wrapped them up like a warm blanket.
First up were the Miller twins, who attempted a synchronized "Crab Walk" that quickly dissolved into a heap of giggles and tangled limbs. They were followed by the Henderson patriarch, a retired fisherman who performed a surprisingly rhythmic while balancing a beach ball on his nose. family beach pageant part 2 enature net awwc verified