Every summer we drive up to the Rockies and celebrate the 4th of July holiday at our home in Winter Park. The weather in the Rockies in July is amazing! Especially since Texas is brutally hot right now. I think parts of Texas and Oklahoma have experienced 2 weeks of 100 degree plus days. Crazy! So I'm especially thankful for the wonderful weather in WP. The mornings start out 60s and usually work up to the 80s. We've maybe had a day of upper 80s, but the heat is tolerable. There is usually a nice breeze and a sometimes a quick thunderstorm rolls through in the afternoon to cool things down. The evenings are especially wonderful! I love sitting on our back deck, eating dinner, having an adult beverage, and roasting marshmallows for s'mores from the outdoor fireplace. The nights we make a fire we are usually wearing pullovers and sometimes a blanket covering our legs! Again, lovely weather! And I'm so thrilled we're here!
For the 4th of July celebrations we usually meet our friends at an Old School House playground/picnic area to watch the local fireworks. Everyone brings food and drinks to share. This year we had a pretty good spread, everything from steaks, grilled shrimp, hotdogs for the kids, many salads, different cheeses, olives, crackers and of course desserts. The night got chilly so the fire we built for grilling the food just kept on burning to keep us warm.
Family pic in our backyard
Cheese...Happpy 4th!
Watching fireworks!
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