Another crazy fun holiday at Windy Ridge. Everyone made it except my brother Tim and his family and my sister Rachael. We missed you!
Sabra, Violet & Hazel dressed up in the Saturday Market Collection, the colors perfect for the occasion.
While we prepared the food, the bigger girls orchestrated a parade for the little kids. Yeah, with a family this big you just make your own parade. It was a disorderly march with wild flag waving and sweet little voices boisterously chanting: GOD BLESS AMERICA!
Baby Hazel could be found toddling around with a kitten tucked under her arm.
It was a good day, despite the unseasonable chilly temperature and drizzle. The kids had fun mutilating the hay bale seating(stacking them and playing “king of the mountain”), singing “My Country Tis of Thee” around the piano and watching the fireworks explode over the valley. 
Keeping with the all American theme we had a good old fashioned barbeque. Piles of hotdogs and chips for the kids table and a gourmet burger bar and handcut fries for the adults. The sisters helped cut up 15 pounds of potatoes, thank you, pretty ladies! Mom made the most delicious hamburger buns, I will post the recipe. Handmade beef patties, Aioli, grilled pepper & garlic spreads, fresh lettuce from Chad & Anya’s garden, grilled pineapple rings, OH MY! I found red baskets and checkered papers at my favorite restaurant supply store and we piled them high with burgers and fries. Then we topped off the meal with ice cream cones and Mom’s cream cheese pound cake, I will post this recipe too, the best!
I hope you all had a blessed fourth!
PS- as of this weekend Anna is my neighbor again and Taj is awesome(if not a bit random at times;), YEEHAW!
Well I was hungry already before I started reading this, ahahahaa…now I am starving! Look forward to that recipe! We hung around the house yesterday and Dave grilled Tilapia, yums.
Sounds like an amazing day…despite the weather. Love the pictures! Can’t wait to try the recipes…everything looked delicious. 🙂
How perfectly you documented the day. Love the photos – especially the “piles of hotdogs”, parade, and of course, the Strawberry plaid skirts from your newest collection. Your attention to detail is amazing. Looking forward to those recipes!
How cute & wonderful! God Bless America!!!
: )
Julie M.
ps Yup, thank you, we had a beautiful drizzly big family (but not quite so big ; ) celebration too!
looks fun!!
I am starving now, thank you very much!!! your family has way too much fun and your pics are always the best…I LOVE the one of Hazel and the kitty:)
What a fun family you have:)
Absolutely gorgeous pictures. It makes me wish I was at your 4th of July get together!
I believe that the next time we come out there you are required by law to invite me over and feed me! When I find out which law book it’s published in I shall tell you at once. 😀
What a fantastic 4th of July!!! Love these pictures. I am so hungry for pound cake right now.
so fun!
I love your blog…your family is just beautiful!! Thanks for sharing!
Kathy
Hazel and the kitten are just too much! That cat will always be her companion!
wow! Makes a regular barbecue sound gross!!