Celebrate

This is a little late, but I wanted to share some pictures from our July Fourth gathering.
We had a quiet day.  I got a few things done around the house and Bob worked on the bathroom.  Laura and Aaron and the girls came over for supper, Heather and Andrew came just as we were finishing because she had to work until 6.

Bob grilled hamburgers and hotdogs.

 Ruby thought the flag napkins were pretty cool!

 We bought something at Michaels that the girls loved. It was a bottle that you could pressurize and then fill water balloons with.  It was a hot day and they had a blast with them.

Aaron got a little wet in this water balloon fight.

 But he got Alaina back!

Ruby had fun just trying to squeeze and pop the balloons.

 We also had a bubble gun and she loved chasing the bubbles.

The neighbors started doing some fireworks, which didn't scare her, but she thought they were pretty loud.

We ended our night with just a few in the driveway.  It was a relaxing day and

evening, and we enjoyed spending time together.

I was bad and didn't get pictures of Heather and Andrew! 

I'll have to get them next time.  :)

Cooking Thursday

One thing I like about summer is all the fresh fruit that is available.  I made a fruit salad for our Fourth of July supper using a new recipe.  It was very colorful and pretty, and the dressing made a very refreshing salad.

Tropical Fruit Salad

1 pineapple, cut into bite size chunks
5 kiwis, sliced
2 cups strawberries, quartered
1 1/2 cup blueberries
2 bananas, sliced

Dressing:

1/3 cup lemon juice

1/4 cup lime juice

1/4 cup honey

1/2 teaspoon ginger

1/2 teaspoon poppy seeds

Stir lemon and lime juice together, then whisk in honey.  Stir in ginger and poppy seeds.

Set aside or place in refrigerator if serving later.

Shortly before serving, prepare fruit and place in large bowl.  Pour dressing over top, toss to coat and serve.

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