One of the best days in the year! Relaxed, non-hurried, picnic-filled Fourth of July! The day holds special significance for our family, as Daughter Number Two joined our family late one summer night, 27 years ago. She waited just long enough for us to enjoy some backyard fireworks (some of us 'enjoyed' the show more than others), then made her entrance ten minutes to midnight. Things haven't changed much over the years. She still delights us all when she enters the room, and her sassy sense of humor punctuates family conversations like the fireworks do the night skies.
Since she missed out on the 'bee pops' her big sis and I created a few weeks ago, we decided to make some cake pops for our Day-Before-4th-of-July BBQ/birthday party in the park. Red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting, covered with a layer of chocolate and festive sprinkles - yummy.
We toted them into the evening's baseball game (Rattlers vs. Another Team) and even had enough to share with members of the dug out. The pops are just big enough for a few polite bites, but we found most of the guys happy to pop the whole thing in their mouth at once!
Happy Birthday, Lindsay! We love you in all your silliness!
XOXO, Big Sis and Mom
Loved the pops, but could do without the picture...scary face! They were so tasty as all the baseball boys will tell you. They stole the whole batch, decorative holder and all, right out of my hands! Thanks for the beautiful day...a great start to my 28th time around the sun.
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