Happy Independence Day and Cornfed Cutie

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I hope you all are having a fabulous 4th.  We’re grilling burgers, hot dogs and corn on the cob while waiting to watch a Capitol 4th on tv tonight.

 

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Granddaughter Vivian Rose tucked right in to a traditional 4th of July dinner–fried chicken and corn on the cob.  Notice the bare chicken bone–that little girl can eat!  She is loving that corn on the cob.

 

 

 

So this is a relatively quiet celebration for us.  Holidays always cause me to look back on good times and good years gone by.  So I am sharing with you some of my fondest memories and grandchildren outfits from earlier Independence Days.

 

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This is on my to-do list. I’d love to hang this when we have another 4th picnic.

 

When our children were younger, we hosted an annual  4th of July picnic for family and friends at our home (scroll down to the bottom if you’d like to read about the picnic).  Fun, fun, fun!

Until this very busy year, I have always made a special outfit for each of the grandchildren.

 

This is one I won't be making.

Charming as it is, this is one I never made and never will.

 

Here are a few of my favorites.

 

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Laurel loved those flip flops.

These were for Robert and Laurel when they were our only grandchildren.  And then along came Alastair and Vivian Rose.  Hurrah!

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And then along came Alastair and Vivian Rose~~modeling their July 4th outfits

 

This is the first year I haven’t made flag cupcakes.  Children love them.  Every time I made them the adults all worked hard to keep the children from poking one another’s eyes out with the toothpick flagpole.

 

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Next year for sure I’ll make cupcakes and outfits for the grands.  This year, I think I’ll take a nap and wait for A Capitol Fourth.

I hope you have a great celebration of our beloved country’s independence.

 

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