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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Falling for Fall

Just a peek at some of the beauty Fall brings in Ohio...we thoroughly enjoyed it this year! We live for Fall! Visiting the local parks, hiking, playing in the leaves, picking pumpkins, hayrides, bonfires, enjoying the outdoors in pants and long sleeves(without sweating!) and best of all, Buckeye Football! I have to make a separate post for Halloween... :)

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Baby, you're a firework!

As I've previously stated (Same time last year!) I'm pretty much in love with Independence Day...it is the ultimate display of patriotism and wraps up everything that is Summer, American, and Family fun, I love it! Our 4th of July weekend is always packed full of food, fun, family, friends, and fireworks, and this year was no exception...we went to 3 separate fireworks displays, enjoyed a great cookout or two, baked and ate tons of fun "4th of July food" i.e. Star cutout brownies, miniature apple and cherry pies with star cutout crusts, and star cutout watermelon!! (Okay, so I went a little crazy with the cookie cutter this year, but hey-they were all smashing successes and everyone ate them up! I'm a firm believer that the more fun food is, the better it tastes!) Oh, add to the list of great 4th of July foods: Deep Fried Pickles! One of the local displays also had a carnival set up with fair food-brilliant!

*warning: Another pic heavy post-maybe I should just add a disclaimer in my blog description "A blog full of pic heavy posts..."and cover them all!

The Food:

The fun, family, and friends:

Our little matchy-match family on the 4th of July ♥

And the Grand Finale....THE FIREWORKS!

(Okay, the first 3 photos are not fireworks, but they were taken while waiting on the display to begin!)

We couldn't see the American Flag during the National Anthem, so this gentleman borrowed his daughter's and proudly displayed one for us all to salute! Thank you, kind Sir! It was greatly appreciated, and very patriotic of you! God Bless the U.S.A!

And finally, the 2nd place winner of the Best of BOOM photo contest and the $1,000 photo:

♥

John Adams wrote to his wife, saying Independence Day will be "The most memorable epoch in the history of America." "I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more." I concur, John Adams, I concur.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Chicago, Chicago, that toddling town...

Well, it's official, I'm in love with the Windy City...and their pizza!! (Giordano's...much love!) The hubby and I recently paid our first(of hopefully many to come) trips to Chicago, IL for Mother's Day. Not only did we get to spend some quality time with my In-Laws(it was kind of a "surprise" visit for Mother's Day, it's been a while since we've seen them!) it was also a great opportunity to travel and show the kids what a Big City really looks like! They had a blast, and enjoyed being able to say they saw one of the TALLEST buildings in the WORLD-and not be exaggerating! From the food, to the views, and the wonderful cab and trolley ride experiences, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!

Giordano's Restaurant and Pizzeria

Chicago's Famous Stuffed Pizza
www.giordanos.com