every 4th of July at our house starts with me baking blueberry buckle.
mmmmmmm!!
our house smells fabulous!
then we head outside to our annual 4th of july block party!
this year we partied for 11 hours straight!
then we moved onto this…
my neighbors made homemade sidewalk chalk paint!
it was so cool.
she said it is equal parts water and cornstarch and then add food coloring.
it dried really bright.
i loved the messy buckets.
then we had a bunch of games for the kids.
corn shucking contest.
who can get the most done and cleanest before it’s all gone gets first prize.
and then our corn is ready for the potluck.
3 legged race.
and the sack race.
the water balloon toss….turned fight.
we are old school with the kids’ games.
a new one we added (but i have no good photos of) was the frozen t-shirt contest.
you wet and freeze t-shirts a few days before the party.
then the challenge is to get a frozen shirt on your body.
it was not easy.
one family on our block did a clean sweep
and won the kid’s, men’s and women’s catagories!
i think they practiced that at home.
then we potlucked.
i was so happy at this point.
i kept thinking “what a great day!”
i loved the kids so happy and playing all together.
all 21 of them.
and the swimsuits all day, bike riding, trampoline and tree climbing.
it was summer at it’s best.
we’ve got great neighbors.
after dinner the craziness of fireworks began.
the little boys were shooting them off all day long.
but now it was night and the grown up boys were ready to play.
and did they ever!
it got very chaotic for a few hours.
boys sure like to blow stuff up.
and make girls nervous.
after we clean all this up and put the kids to bed…
the grown ups have a water balloon fight.
it’s way too much fun.
it’s ruthless.
no mercy.
right jenn?
then (at midnight) we decided to have a campfire in the street.
it was cozy and funny and relaxing.
i climbed into bed at 2:01 AM.
we did a great job girls!
another successful block party.
i think we need another one next year month.
thanks for being such wonderful neighbors.
Nancy - What fun! Makes me wish I lived in your neighborhood.
Adla - what a perfect day to spend with neighbours! “Old school” games are such fun!
chat soon, Adla
Suzanne - just when i thought you & your neighborhood couldn’t get any more perfect…WOW! what a 4th of july!!
are you sure all you do is “enhance” your pictures on iphoto??? you have such a gift for photography! i’ve missed you around my neck of the woods!
traci - holy cow what a great party. that looks awesome!!! what a great neighborhood you live in. the corn looks yummy.
Linda@ Restyled Home - Sounds like the perfect day! I used to live in a nighbourhood like that and I always planned a street party for Canada Day. We invited everyone, young and old, and the food was always delicious, the kids had a ball, and the conversation flowing. I miss those days…sigh…
Dayna - Looks like so much fun! I wish I lived in a neighborhood like that!
bri - Wow, what fun. I think I would really like to live on your block! A lot of young families. Perfect!
Jenny - That is amazing! You live in a great neighbourhood.
Mrs. Fox - What fun! You guys really know how to throw a party. I can just taste the corn – all buttery and salty. Fantastic!
Mrs. Fox - What fun! You guys really know how to throw a party. I can just taste the corn – all buttery and salty. Fantastic!
Liz - Blimey! Eleven hours of partying! I want to come live at yours!
Lee Ann - Oh that looks like so much fun! Great neighbors are the best!
PamperingBeki - Oh how fun!!
I was just thinking yesterday that it would be fun to plan a block party, before I saw this post.
Great pictures!
One Wired Woman - What a fun “old school” 4th of July celebration… right down to the corn on the cob and games!! Love it!! This is the way it outta be, sistah!! Great photos. 🙂 Thanks for sharing. ~Jill
robin bird - wow! you do know how to celebrate and do up summer properly! and you captured the feel of it all on film/digital card perfectly! you will be a natural for digital art work once you get a serious hankering for it meg 🙂 you have the artist’s eye…
Liz - Wow. I want to live near you! What fun.
JimaieMarie - WOW! what a fantastic life you guys lead! I am so jealous of your neighborhood festivities!!!
You take such FABULOUS pictures, i always feel like i’m RIGHT there! pfff, i wish!
Will you adopt me?
Amanda Jo - I want to live in your neighborhood! Not only would we be great friends but I love this type of community!
It looks like everybody had a great time! Thanks for the sidewalk paint idea – my little guy thrives for artsy stuff like that!
leslie - I totally want to live on your street. What great neighbors and friends you have. We could scrap and drink margaritas together!
traci - Do YOU even realize what a great life you have living in a sm. town with neighbors that you all are great friends and party together making memories???
My family got together with family (about 30) and had tons of fun but we didnt top yours..lol
NOTHING beats old fashioned games and friends!!!!!
kristin - it really is like out of a magazine.
and i love the old school games.
how wonderful.
Lanny Stanard - OMGosh, how cool is that! looks like alot of fun, our neighborhood is a ghost town…over the 4th, glad you had a great time, and Meg you are so cute 🙂
Lanny:)
Crystal - I am so jealous that you live in such a cool neighborhood. Any houses for sale on your block? 🙂
Jenny - looks like heaps of fun! the colours are gorgeous