Wednesday, July 06, 2011

Happy 4th of July


This year our friends the Burk's hosted a 4th of July party at their house. We had a great time. There was a lot of good food, the kids had fun swimming and then we did some fireworks in their yard. This holiday has always been one of my favorites, here are some pictures....
Heading to the flag ceremony and pancake breakfast at the church.


Dinner later that day at the Burk's

I have been on a mission to find the perfect New York Style cheesecake recipe.  My friend AnnaMarie posted her recipe on facebook that she uses, so I gave her recipe a try and loved it. It did take a few times of making this before I ended up with a pretty cheesecake with no cracks. When I met with Brooklyn'd diabetes educator back in April she said that cheesecake has half the carbs that regular cake w/frosting has. So I have been wanting to find a good basic recipe that I can top with different things.  I've also learned that cheesecake freezes very well, I have a ton of it in my freezer from all the practice cheesecakes I made. I'll post the recipe soon for those who want to try it. 
Rich and Katie, two of the coolest people we know.

Playing at the pool


She has quite the hour glass figure:) I love her rolls.

My friend Antoinette's cute little boy Noah. They live next door to us. They are the best neighbors. 
Lisa playing with Blake. 



Fireworks...





Too much fun for one day, Samantha is out:)

2 comments:

Amy said...

Teri- that is one gorgeous cheesecake! Nice work. Made your tilapia yesterday. Delish!

Kelly said...

Your 4th looks a lot better than ours was. But ours wasn't too hard to beat either. Looks like fun.