Proud to be an American.

We had an AWESOME 4th again this year at the annual Hutchie Hoopla!  I made a new appetizer that was a hit-mini-weiners wrapped in bacon and smothered in brown sugar.  They didn't last long!  We enjoyed the company of family, played b-ball, croquet and chase the kiddo's all day long.  We stuffed ourselves sufficiently and I actually snuck a cat-nap in with one of my cousins on an adjacent couch.  (YES, we Hutchie's LOVE our naps!)  Riley had so much fun with the kids and the sprinklers and he really loved being able to reach his little hands up and raid the food table.  We even made it to the fireworks over at Sand Creek and luckily D's cousins let us park in their driveway.  It was packed and we left early so we didn't have to fight with all the traffic.  Riley wanted me to cover his ears (I guess we were sitting closer than we thought) but he "ooohed and ahhhed" the entire time.  When we got home he was signing for 'more' and we stood in the driveway and watched fireworks go off all around us!  He slept like a champ afterwards and we were thankful for a late morning start the next day after a full day of celebrating!