Nick had double ear infections on the 4th so we didn't do much.
We made Red White & Blue Drinks had a BBQ at Grandma Dorothy's and watched the Layton
fireworks that night down at the field between Crestview Elementary and Central Davis Jr.and near the end got sprayed with the sprinklers that came on...too funny!
My friend Michelle gave me this fun idea taken from another blog called chocolateonmycranium.blogspot.com
Ingredients:Cranberry Juice, Blue Gatorade or Powerade, Diet 7 Up. Fill a clear glass with ice. Pour some cranberry juice into the bottom. Next pour in some blue Gatorade making sure you pour directly onto the ice and not into the cranberry juice. Fill the rest of the glass with Diet 7 Up, again pouring directly onto the ice and not into the Gatorade.
How does this work? The cranberry juice, Gatorade, and Diet 7 Up all have varying amounts of sugar. The more concentrated a drink is (more sugar it has) the more dense it is. Those that are less dense "float" on top. The other trick is to pour right on the ice otherwise you just end up mixing the colors, which I admit can be fun, but you don't end up with a multi-layered masterpiece. Knowing the tricks of the trade you can create rainbow colored drinks of your own catering the colors to match a birthday theme, baby shower, or other holiday get togethers. The colors will eventually blend together so these drinks can't really be made ahead of time. I've found that kids will wait for their drinks because the magic of watching it come together is so much fun.
2 comments:
That is a great idea, I love it. Hope you all had a good 4th. Hallie has Mrs. Syverson, we are on A track. That is cool that you are going to be teaching there.
Yeah the kids loved making them and they were pretty tasty too.. and we made 2 of the yummy flag cakes...one for our family bbq and the other we gave to our neighbors across the street as a "thankyou"...their dad/husband is serving in the military. I don't know that I will get the library position at BluffRidge...he has to hire within the district before he even considers me but it would be fun to be back there...I also have an interview with JetBlue so we will see what happens...it would also be great to be able to work from home and travel for free again...especially now that we have kids!
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