Home Sweet Simple Home

Oh the eating.
Mr. Steady fashioned me a table out of 2x4s nailed to wooden sawhorses and I’m so glad he did- his homemade table was extra long and we needed it for all that food! So much food! Oh the yumminess.

My sister made 2 different versions of her deluxe deviled eggs- bacon and chives. Oh yum- 2.5 doz. just wasn’t enough for this crowd- the delectables were gobbled up in no time. My sister-in-law’s famous potato rolls, green bean casserole, potato salad, crunchy salad, Jell-o salads, Coca Cola cake, homemade ice cream, fruit pizza, fruit kabobs, homemade port-a-pit chicken, hot dogs, sausage, hamburgers, chips and cheese and on and on and on.
We spent the entire day outside with our friends and family. We visited and played games and took walks and visited some more. We capped off the evening by trekking a few blocks to an open field to watch our little town’s fireworks show. We didn’t climb into bed until almost midnight and I believe we all went to sleep with dirty feet . . . . but oh the fun and the memories.

Saturday morning had us waking up leisurely with the kidlets and some cousins camped out on the living room floor. The extra little hands were helpful in tearing down the canopy and putting the backyard to rights.
The kids and I then spent the afternoon with my brother’s wife and their 2 kids while he and Mr. Steady worked on painting the trim and such at my parent’s home (ladder work and not for the faint of heart).
We had naps.
We ate leftovers and set off more fireworks.
We soaked our dirty feet.
A good time was had by all.

Photos: 1^st- Mr. Steady manning the grill, 2^nd- The food spread, 3^rd- fun & games