We had a great celebration for 4th of July that actually got stretched into a few glorious days. On Thursday I decided I needed to do some patriotic crafting so I made a pallet flag. It was so much fun and also very easy! See the previous post for the tutorial.
On Friday Michael took the little one with him to check cows
so I got to have a few hours in the house alone and I used to it clean. Like a crazy person. It was fantastic. I was able to scrub down the kitchen (again),
dust, sweep, vacuum and scrub the floors.
The house smelled so clean and looked amazing! What a great way to start a long
weekend. We then ate donuts for lunch that
Michael brought home from town as a special treat. YUM! Clearly,
we are some healthy eaters. Logically,
donut consumption was followed by lounging and napping. About 5:00 PM we went to the park in town and
went sliding and swinging and rolling all around. The little one loved every second of it. Once we were done at the park we went to watch
the fireworks that the town put on. They
were fantastic! The winds changed shortly after the show started and brought
the fireworks right overhead. Although
probably dangerous they made for one of the best shows I have ever seen. The little one was mesmerized by them and
just watched them in silence and awe. I
was so pleasantly surprised he didn’t get scared!
Saturday we got to sleep in until 8:00 AM, even the little
one slept that late! We had a fairly
normal morning with errands and our usual afternoon routine. I ended up preparing some meat that Michael’s
parents had bought and froze awhile back.
I had never heard of pork brisket bones so guessed on what to do with
them and just made a rub, seared them quickly on the grill and then wrapped
them in foil and cooked them at a low temperature for a few hours. They turned out great! They were a cheap cut that filled us up well! We made our way to Michael’s parents for the
evening. They had watermelon, cantaloupe,
potato salad, baked beans, cherry pie and a strudel to go along with the
prepared meat. It was all scrumptious
and I was soo full! We got done eating
in perfect time to watch fireworks that their town was putting on. They were delayed from Friday night as they
had some flooding issues after a big rain that had come earlier in the
week. The show was great although it
didn’t compare to watching them right overhead like the night before. It was a late night getting home but worth
every minute of it.
We had such a fantastic time celebrating Independence Day! Did you get to do anything fun?
First time sliding at the park!
A perfect evening for play in the park with Poppy.
The best and most simplest pleasure of life, family.
Waiting for fireworks to begin.
Family on the 4th.
I know it's dark but I just couldn't resist his precious face and how intrigued he was!
I think the picture of Poppy and the Little One should be entered in a contest. The lighting is perfect and the statement that picture makes is outstanding. Generations connected by love... you know, all that sappy sort of stuff. Great Post!
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