Again, a bit late in posting our Fourth of July celebrations.....we certainly had a memorable time this year as we also hosted a July 5th picnic with friends and family! It was a VERY hot day so we also enjoyed a refreshing water works display in our back yard. Some chose to get wet and others were victims of getting really WET! Mike picked our menu of Sirloin steak tips, Angus Burgers with all the fixin's (cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion) Sahlens Hot dogs, Sweet Italian Sausage, My homemade Greek rendition of Antipasta, homemade potato salad, deviled eggs, lotsa fresh fruit (cherries, strawberries, watermelon) pickles and the not so healthy choice off chips n' dip! For dessert we had Jen's walnut choco-chip cookies and my mother in-laws "Hello Dollies". Yumm-o!
This is the start of our 4th Celebrations.....we love going to the Orchard Park Middle School Fireworks. They are amazing! We sit very close to where they set the fireworks off....embers float down around us at the finale!
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| Josiah enjoying the fireworks immensly! |
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| Mike and Zechariah were sitting buddies..... |
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| You can see the marked off fence.... |
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| Our crew at the fireworks...The Herard Family joined us! |
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July 5th Picnic.....
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| Aunt Jenn and our yummy picnic treats.... |
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| Yia Yia Sophie and Josiah enjoying time together on our back porch.... |
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| GREAT Grandpa Gus and Obadiah cooing at one another on the couch...staying in the AC was better for them! |
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| Uncle Matt and Abbie running through the sprinkler.....these are the folks WHO wanted to get wet...(grin) |
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| My darling unsuspecting Husband sitting in his chair as I came from behind and showered him with WARM water! |
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| The cousins all dry and somewhat settled after the picnic festivities! |
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| Our friend from church Melanie and her baby Isaiah. (He is 6weeks younger than Obadiah) |
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Abigail's 3rd Birthday Party.....MONKEY Theme!
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| Rachel Grace monkey---ing around in her swing.... |
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| Cousin Ethan hiding behind that Monkey face..... |
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| Zechariah definetly getting in the mood with bananas!!!! |
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| The delicious cake..... |
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| Just wanted to get a shot of the decor....Jen and I hung tree branches from the wall and ceiling with clear thumbtacks and fishing line.....then I used finishing nails to make pegs for the bananas to hang off of. Jen used the same color scheme from last years party so she was able to reuse her "puff" handmade tissue flowers! |
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| Yia Yia came a bit later as the party guests were dwindling down...Abbie was so excited to see her! These 3 sat and read the gift Mike and I got Abigail. An interactive story with stuffed animal. The bunnies name is: Abigail. It's simply adorable! |
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| Obadiah at the party with his Monkey suit too! |
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Our Park Adventures..............
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| Zechariah......Oh my...what a Cutie! He LOVES to swing! |
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| Elijah wanted to go HIGHER MAMA! Not sure what he was thinking at this point...he he! |
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| My Josiah...... |
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| Elijah and his favorite slide! |
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| Elijah trying to get my attention everywhere to take his picture! |
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| Little Pilot Zechariah! |
We hope everyone is having a wonderful summer! God is sooooo good to us! Thank you LORD for our family and friends and the wonderful blessings you give us on a daily basis!
Elijah sure is a camera ham, isn't he? LOL! Looks like you guys have been keeping busy and yes, the 4th was such a steamy day!! We were in Springville at Greg's parent's house and oh my was it HOT!!! How nice of you to shower Mike with warm water...I probably would not have been that considerate. HA! Miss you guys and glad to see you are all still alive and well! :)
ReplyDeleteWe had a great time at the fire works with you all! Thanks for helping out with Abbies 3rd birthday party!! Cute pictures for her to look back on and see what fun,she had on her special day!! Love the pictures of the boys at the park, looks like they had a GREAT time with mama!!!
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