a fourth of july baking story...

We had a sweet and slow forth of july, friends. 

Slept in. Check. 

Snuggled. Check. 

Rolled out of bed, and looked for something to eat in our kitchen. Check. 

We've been out of town a lot this summer, which has resulted in a pretty skinny kitchen. There was cereal, some fruit snacks, and a couple onions in the fridge. (Okay, maybe there were a few more things, but those are the only items I remember...)

So we took a quick run to the market, and grabbed the essentials for a terrific fourth of july treat. It made for a sweet and patriotic afternoon; the perfect thing to do before taking a walk through sugarhouse and enjoying the afternoon activities and evening fireworks. A lovely fourth, though we really missed family- normally we spend this holiday with Gideon's relatives in Salmon.

Wanting to remember our delicious afternoon, we recorded a small video of our holiday fruit tart. Enjoy friends. Keep an eye out for a sparkler video next...

Wishing you all lovely memories from this fourth,

My Country Tis of Thee...

...of thee I sing.

How grateful I am for the wonderful country that we live in.

I'm so grateful for the freedoms, the blessings, and the divine inspiration that is the foundation of the United States of America.

I'm not always proud of what some Americans do.

But I am always proud to be an American.

And as I count my blessings every day, my country is always very high on the list.

Recipe for a lovely, stupendous, WONDERFUL weekend:

-2 hours of pure, undistilled silliness (with a pinch of dangerous childishness)

-1 good sized puddle of mud.

-Several handfuls of family to laugh with when you "accidentally" fall in the mud...

-1 little river to swim in, swing over, or wade through...

-Plenty of soft towels waiting for the aftermath of the previous ingredients..

-2 visits with a tall, hairy friend with 1 large nose. (And an appetite for adorable little heads)

- 1 good book by someone worth reading on this, such a lovely day

-add a sprinkle of imagination

-and as much love as you've got in your cupboards.

(fireworks are only the icing on the cake.)

And that, my bloggie buddies, is how you make a wonderful day.