4th of July is one of my favorite holidays. In the Pacific Northwest, it seems to mark a turning point in the weather. It’s like summer has now officially arrived. (Although more times than not, we have low 70-degree weather and FREEZE watching the fireworks.) Another reason I love this…
My husband went to Costco to buy fireworks. As a kid, I loved watching the bright colors pop and sparkle against the night sky and begging my parents to let me have one more sparkler. However, as an adult, while I still like watching fireworks, I can’t stop thinking about…
Every year, our neighborhood has a 4th of July parade and party for the young children. It starts with a community bike ride at the end of the cul-de-sac, and ends at the local park with games and food. The kids bikes were packed (as we were going camping a few days…
When I was a kid, 4th of July was one of my favorite holidays. Not only did my sisters and I get to stay up past 9 P.M. (which was a rare treat), but we had a chance to play with sparklers and pop pop snappers (the ones you throw on the…
I wanted to make an easy July 4th dessert, since we are spending the long weekend with Eric’s parents at the beach. And, since I haven’t made cake balls in quite some time, I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to have a quick tutorial on cake balls. They have certainly…
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