After the Fourth of July Celebration Saturday Night

Hamburgers and hotdogs, some grilled chicken breasts. Redskinned potatoes and green beans, tomato and fresh mozzarella salad.  Sparklers. One guest brought a margarita machine and some shrimp to grill- there were glass bottles of coca-cola with cane sugar and cupcakes decorated with flags.  A fire in the firepit. Water balloons and squirt guns.  Glow in the dark necklaces.  Seventeen kids and their parents.  Three grandparents. Steve drove in from Pittsburgh. Perfect summer weather. I practiced family photography with each family in the back yard. Lots of red white and blue.  I planned to post the cupcakes in the cupcake display stand Joanne sent from Omaha but Jack, exhausted won out!

Fourth of July cookout.
Jack fell asleep watching a movie his dad had put in- Michael groggy but still hanging in there, watching.

13 thoughts on “After the Fourth of July Celebration Saturday Night

  1. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR FRIEND There’s no better way to celebrate than with your beautiful family. My love to all

  2. Nothing makes me happier than to think of how happy you are with your family today on your birthday Ruth. Today is your day, celebrate, sing and rejoice in it.

  3. nothing like family fireworks…. with a couch/bed at the ready!!!
    Happy, happy 4th of JUly XOXOXO

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