Shucking corn
Corn-hole!
I forgot to ask who won
Elijah threw the Frisbee ...
... with Sarah ~ not easy ~ it was really windy today
Sarah and Don just a-swangin'
Captain America a.k.a. Knox
Jane and Ann and Kay ~ We are seestors!
The girls (Shelby, Julia, Holly, Kelly, Sarah, Jane, Ann) ~ and a couple of guys (Elijah and Knox)
My Fourth of July Patriotic Peeps! We try to do this same shot every year. Oh how they've grown up! Shelby, Elijah, Julia, Sarah, Knox
Somebody had to hold up that flag backdrop ~ surprise, it's Ann! [not really a surprise, we knew she was back there]
The guys ~ Don, Jerry, Kerry, Terry ~ try saying that fast three times
The grill master Neil cookin' those ribs
Fourth Feast ~ Neil grilled ribs, Ann made potato salad, Terry made baked beans, Don made cole slaw (regular and set-your-tongue-on-fire), Holly made stuffed eggs and fruit salad, Sarah brought watermelon, Kay cooked corn on the cob (two pressure cookers, no waiting--well some waiting) and cantaloupe ~ It was all most excellent!
Come and get it!
Can't wait!
I'd love to see the pictures everyone took today
In line. Need food. Like now. Or Kelly will eat her fork.
Ladies first. Guys get the leftovers.
Jerry and Kerry
Don't you hate it when someone takes a picture of you when you're chewing...
This must be the grown-ups table, of course that is debatable...
Grandpa gives Elijah a lesson on how you make ice cream
It was so good and worth the wait
We celebrated Sarah's 21st birthday early because she will be on a trip during her actual birthday on July 13 ~ 21?!?!
So we got to have homemade ice cream AND Jane's homemade pineapple upside down cake
Happy (early) birthday, Sarah!!
This was the test shot for the group pic ~ actually this is pretty normal for this family
The civilized version ~ I LOVE my family
We always go for a walk around the neighborhood after our fourth feast ~ nothing to see here, folks, move along
We usually blow up the backyard with our very own fireworks display ... but since our town was having a huge fireworks show, the kids settled for some sparklers
Our town hired the best of the best pyrotechnics guy who did not disappoint with his fireworks display ~ I think the whole town and then some came out to see it ~ I tried to get a few good pictures but finally gave up and just enjoyed the show without looking through a lens. It was awesome. Let's do this all over again next year!
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! Hope yours was a blast!
This photo was taken around 1956 in LaFollette, TN. From left: my brother Ken, our neighbor friend Lana Riggs, me, and the little guy on the right is Lansden Hill, the owner of Pyro Shows that put on that awesome display of fireworks tonight. We used to play together in our Linden Park neighborhood way back in the fifties. Who knew he would grow up to be a fireworks expert? Good job, Lansden!
Great pictures, one and all! Thanks for hosting the 4th guys! We had a blast and the food and fireworks were most excellent. Let's do it again next year.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ann!! Happy to host. Plan on doing it all again next year! :)
DeleteIt was a great day all around!!! Stellar post :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kelly!! :)
DeleteMy favorite time of year! It was blast (in more ways than one!) :) I love the pic of little Lansden! You need to put that one on Facebook! Love you all! Thanks again for hosting this crew!
ReplyDeleteIt was a blast, wasn't it? Love you all, too!! :)
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