4th of July Weekend '26

I started my 4th of July weekend by picking up City Girl #2 at the ferry.

It's always a beautiful view while we're waiting.

We got to go to local fireworks on the beach for the first time.

We didn't know what to expect but the town put on a great show.

So fun!

This little cutie (Toki) was visiting as well.

Summer bucket list item: S'mores by the pool!

We hadn't been to our old hometown's parade in a few years and it was so fun to experience it again.

My mother in law always puts out a nice spread and we all contribute something too.  It's early-ish morning so coffee and breakfast are first.

Waiting for the parade.

It was a HOT one this year so many of the participants welcomed a spray of water.

Hanging with some cuties. He loved the parade!

We ended the day with a barbecue before heading back to the beach.

We got in lots of pool time and some beach walks.

I made my 2 Ingredient Cobbler (smaller version) with frozen mango and Trader Joe's sugar cookies.  

We also had a pool day with this cutie and her parents.  

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Costco Hydrangeas & Holiday Birthday Party

 Did you know you can order bulk flowers from Costco?  I didn't know about them until I saw some Tiktoks about them.

We were hosting a birthday party for Mr. Click so I thought it was a good time to try them out.  You can pick your delivery date so I picked a date a few days before I needed them (just in case they weren't on time).  They arrived on that day looking like this-- a little smushed together but ok.

I followed the advice I also found on Tiktok for the biggest, longest lasting blooms. I immediately put them in a tub of cool water for an hour.  This helped them perk up a lot. 

I then shook off the excess water, cut the stems on a diagonal and dipped them in alum powder  (found it in the spice aisle at the supermarket) before putting them in a big bucket of water until I was ready to arrange them.

I got so many bouquets and arrangements out of 2 dozen stems.  I added some flags since we were celebrating the birthday over 4th of July weekend.

On the day of the party I had both indoor and outdoor arrangements.

I made my first balloon arch/swag from Dollar Tree balloons and balloon tape. I was pretty proud of it!

We set up the food inside. The menu was a baked potato bar with toppings, New England clam chowder and veggie chili.  City Girl #1 also made our  favorite Vegan Kale Caesar Salad.

Some shots of the pool area before the party.

My thrifted tray from this post held more hydrangeas and sparklers.

The calm before the party.

We set up some snacks outside on the tables and used our wedding cocktail napkins as basket liners.

My outfit for the pool party.  Thrifted shorts from here and swim suit from here.

City Girl #2 made the birthday boy's favorite White Chocolate Chip Fruit Tart.  He always asks for this instead of a birthday  cake.

The leftover summer fruit made a delicious fruit salad too.

We also made a batch of "slutty brownies" (chocolate chip cookie dough layered under Oreos and brownie mix).   So good!

The hydrangeas still looked great a few days later and I made one big bouquet of what was left and gave them to my neighbor because we were leaving for vacation.  She loved them!  

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{Blogspiration} 4th of July Treats and Crafts

I've shared this post before but it's been a few years so I thought I'd revisit some of my previous 4th of July ideas.   We're hosting a party this weekend for Mr. Click. What are you up to? 

{Buzzed Cherry Bombs}

These were fun for the 4th of July parade!

{Tiered Terracotta Planter}

This one goes way back to 2010 and is one my first posts, we still have it on our front porch!

{Fourth of July Shortcake}

Here's another one from 2010, look how little College Girl was!

{Patriotic Cookie Bark}

A tasty treat for your festivities.

{No-Sew Patriotic Bunting}

This was a quick and easy craft for some added patriotic swag.  #getit? #swag

{Patriotic Summer Mantel}

Here's how I used it to decorate our summer mantel.

{Patriotic Strawberries}

These taste as good as they look!

{American Flag Jar Luminaries}

These are still a favorite and so easy!

I hope you have a wonderful 4th of July weekend!  Did you see my last post, Life Lately...?

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4th of July Weekend

 4th of July weekend kicked off with celebrating this guy's birthday a little early.

He got his favorite-White Chocolate Chip Fruit Tart-birthday treat and even better, both girls were home for the long weekend.

We got to have an impromptu meetup with some friends at a local beer garden that was so much fun.

4th of July starts bright and early on the parade route.

A picture of our parade squad this year.

Getting ready for the parade.

The girls got to meet their newest cousin. Isn't see adorable?

Waiting for the parade and for lots of candy to come our way.

It wouldn't be 4th of July if Elvis didn't serenade my mother in law.

All of the grand kids that were there this year.

We had a bbq after the parade with lots of good food and I even tried a pickle back shot! It wasn't bad! How was your 4th?

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