Memorial Day BBQ

This weekend was a good one.  We got a lot done.  We finished power washing our fence and got it weather proofed.  It looks much better now.  We also got several of my husbands projects in the garage finished and then we cleaned and organized the garage so are vehicles will fit in it again.  We went swimming at the pool when it opened on Saturday and then we had a great BBQ with good friends on Monday.

Two families that we have known since before moving here to Oklahoma are moving again so it was our last BBQ here.  We decided at the last minute to buy a pool for the kids and they had a blast.  There was a lot of good food and great company.  None of the kids wanted to get out of the pool even though they were shivering and had blue lips. 

 Yana didn't like the cold water so she wouldn't stay in it at first.  Eventually my husband got in and walked around with her and she had a blast and didn't want to get out.  We had a lot of fun and will miss our friends a lot.

 These are just some random pictures from the last few days.  Sarah put her dad's socks on and then gangster posed for a picture.  She is so silly.

She got this doll the Christmas before last and very rarely played with it.  I am happy to say that it is now one of her favorites and she plays with it all the time.

I hope that you all had a wonderful weekend with friends and family.  I hope it was safe as well.  Have a great Tuesday.

Happy Memorial Day

I hope that everyone had a good Memorial Day yesterday. 

Mine started off with a 5K sponsored by a friend.  I wanted to beat Saturday's time of 3 miles in 36 minutes and I did.  I ran it in 32 minutes.  It was hard and my thighs are screaming at me today but it was good.  I'm glad I pushed.

After I got home and showered we went and bought a chainsaw and some stuff for a BBQ.  We also made homemade Root Beer.  It was awesome.  I know that there are better recipes out there but it was so cool.

 IT'S ALIVE!!!!

Ok so that was so much fun.  The recipe we used I just found on the Internet.  It was 6 C White Sugar and 3 1/3 Gallon Cold Water.  Mix until sugar dissolves then add 2 oz Root Beer Extract.  Once all is mixed add 4 pounds of dry ice.  The picture above is after the dry ice has been added.

You are supposed to let it sit for an hour before drinking.  We ended up adding some more sugar.  It just wasn't tasting completely right.  I don't think it was a huge hit at the BBQ but we really liked it.  We still have like 3 Gallons.

We had friends over yesterday for a BBQ and our children ran around playing.  It was a lot of fun.  It is so nice to spend time with friends.