You can't have the Fourth of July without good food, laughter, and a new adventure when you are in California. Drew arrived first on Thursday night with In and Out Burgers in hand and the cooking began.
The Sisters went shopping on July 3rd for the fixins to a traditional Fourth of July meal to include Drew grilling hamburgers, hot dogs, and corn on the cob, Kay's homemade coleslaw, Shirley's potato salad and deviled eggs, with chips and onion dip. Appetizers included Party Mix and Baked Cauliflower Bites with cheddar mustard sauce.
WELL there was one thing more!
A recipe from our past that NO ONE had ever made but wanted to try....Aunt Pat Harrison's Velveeta Fudge! Kay's new kitchen island was filled with cooking supplies and the fun began as Drew and Shirley made Velveeta fudge for the first time and we added a new recipe Pumpkin Maple Oatmeal baked donuts.
July fourth morning Caroline and Ryan arrived with Homemade Apple Pie in hand and fireworks for the evening's entertainment. Joanna arrived next with the arrangements for the second day of our adventure and then we all feasted on the food while watching a bit of the World Cup and Face Timing with Kendra and Baby Madison in Denver, too!
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| Baby Madison Drew Celebrating her first Fourth of July! |
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| Watermelon Cake |
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| Duncle, We are ready for the loud BOOM! |
The evening took us to Ryan's family for Watermelon Cake (Pinterest provided this recipe) and fireworks! Ryan had the evening show orchestrated to perfection and the fireworks went off without incident providing many OOHS and AHHS by the crowd.
P.S. The Velveeta Fudge was surprisingly good but a bit salty due to the cheese and we all decided we liked the original Nestle Marshmallow Fudge better.
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