FIREWORKS! FAMILY! FOOD! The three ingredients to one very Happy Fourth of July :) On the actual 4th we went to Brighton had dinner and then sat up on the hill to watch the fireworks below. Personal fireworks were banned throughout the whole state due to all the fires. Few municipalities were allowed to have fireworks shows and Brighton was one of them. It was pretty quiet up where we were, which worked out great for us, we could see the fireworks and we didn't have to fight the crowds!
That following Sunday we had our Gibson Family Gathering. What a hoot! Grandma Pam had the stereo going and Riley had us all dancing the night away! Cousin Jenny brought some cool glow lights to keep the party going even after dark!
The food was awesome. Grandma Pam and Papa Russ brought some Famous Dave's BBQ for the occasion...YUMMY!!! Not to mention easy clean up because I don't think there were many left overs!
BRAG ALERT!Grandma Pam gave me free reign to bring what I thought was fun :) So I made a flag cake, the top is mine and the bottom is the Betty Crocker recipe picture...not to shabby! I even got kudo's from Uncle Matt! (that's a big deal) then I made fourth of July drinks--notice the red white and blue layers (hint: science project!) and then some festive strawberries. I had such a great time making them! And Riley, I need to add, helped some too. I can officially say I have actually DONE something I have seen on Pinterest!
All in all, we had a great time celebrating this country we love so much.
2 comments:
Way to go Emily!!!! Now that's some really great 4th of July food and drinks. The "homemaker of the year" coming your way. Love and see you soon Mom
Fun! Now you know we are going to have you make all those beautiful yummy treats the next time you are in WA for the fourth :)
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