Fourth of July Treats

Since the Fourth of July is right around the corner, I thought I'd share a couple of treats I've made in the past.

 Inspired by my Rainbow Slush, I made this Firecracker Slush last year. These are always a huge hit!

I have made this Snickers cake every year for several years now and everyone looks forward to it. Plus, it's super easy!

Unfortunately, this is all I seem to have on my blog that relates to the 4th! I guess I need to get to crafting, huh? What are your plans for the 4th?

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4th of July Recap

First I want to say that I'm sorry for the lack of posting! I know you "aren't supposed to" apologize for not blogging, but I am anyway! I didn't mean to "disappear", I guess it just happened. I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things & start posting again. And I'm going to start with the 4th of July. Oh, and they are in kind of random order, sorry! I am posting them in the order they were taken.




Sorry for the bad lighting, but it's next to impossible to get a good shot of this. The sun was just too bright. That is the bunting I made last year along with some paper decorations I found at the Dollar Tree.



These red, white & blue strawberries are all over the internet, and I've been wanting to make them. They were a big hit!


I had some leftover chocolate & blueberries, so I drizzled some chocolate on them. It was pretty good!


I took some milk glass I had and tied red & blue bakers twine around each one. Simple, but cute.



My niece make these cupcakes.






In addition to the 4th of July, I was also lucky enough to be selected to host a Budweiser Ultimate Backyard BBQ House Party!





My "famous" Snickers Cake. This is always a big hit!





We finished off the evening with some at-home fireworks. How was your holiday?

Firecracker Slush

With summer pretty much here, I've started thinking about the 4th of July. I never really decorate too much, but I always do something food related. Every year I make a Snicker's Cake, and last year I also did one that looked like a flag inside when you cut it. Even though it's not the 4th yet, I decided to give something new a try. Something inspired by the Rainbow Slush.


You need the same ingredients. Frozen ice pops (something with white), dishes to put them in (these are single serving size), a bowl & a fork.


Freeze the pops, then seperate your red, white & blue colors.


I forgot a picture of just the blue, but crush your pop in the bowl and then add the blue to your dishes. Then repeat with white and red. If you pops are soft enough, you may be able to just pour them straight into the dish. But then you also run the chance of the colors blending.




Here is it after the addition of the red. Isn't it cute?


Then if you like, you can add your choice of garnish. Here I used a lollipop stick & a pompom.


Now kick back & enjoy! (I wonder if the adults could add vodka to these? LOL!)


Do you have any projects or recipes planned for the 4th?

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4th of July Recap

Seems like everyone is sharing their 4th of July fun, so I thought I would, too. I usually buy the kids a shirt, but this year we decided to try tie dye. They look great, right? Too bad they faded to pink! Disappointing, but the kids still liked them, even Blake.


I really don't have any decorations for the 4th, so I whipped up this banner.



Of course, we had lots of yummy food... hot dogs, hamburgers, pulled pork with homemade BBQ sauce... I also made the Snickers cake and this cake, thanks to Make It & Love It. I made their frosting & decorated it their way, but used this method for the layers. I liked it better without the frosting through the blue.

We also did the rainbow pudding pops that I have been seeing around some other blogs, only we did red, white & blue.

There was fun in the pool. (And rain, almost ALL day).

And little red cars.

Cute, curly haired babies.

Chasing falling bottle rockets (please no negative comments regarding safety!)

Cornhole games.

Cupcake thievery.

And of course, sparklers!

And front yard fireworks (thanks to my hubby for getting drenched shooting these off!)

I hope you & your family had a great holiday!!