Busy holiday!!

   We had the family get together on the 4th and thought our holiday plans were done. Not so!! Our neighbors invited us over on Friday night for a cookout. The kids swam, jumped, played on the swing set and we were treated to one incredible meal!! A friend of our friends is from Australia and he did the cooking. Excellent food and I also picked up a new recipe. I tried the quinoa salad at the cookout and it was awesome. So I googled the recipe and will be giving it a try! Kaya even liked it. I'll attach the recipe to the end of the post. We had a really good time, one of the women introduced herself to me because she thought I looked familiar (lol) and come to find out she grew up in the same small area I did and we actually knew alot of the same people. We had a really great time. Got home and let Kaya watch her fireworks. We did all fountains this year and she LOVED them!! She oohed and aahed over every single one :)
  Today we headed out to the Farmer's Market and caught a great deal. 12 ears of corn, 6 cucumbers, 2 LARGE zucchini, bundle of carrots and two GIANT onions all for only 6 bucks!! Kaya liked picking out the zucchini (which she calls zikini) and the carrots. She got her free book and we checked out the booths..heading out just as it started to rain. With no agenda or time schedule today we cut back through the country and ended up in my small town and had a blast at the Festival. We ate lunch, browsed the booths, let Kaya ride rides and then headed home. 
  At 6 this evening we wrapped up our holiday gatherings by meeting at my cousin's place for a cookout, play on the waterslide and swing set and lots of fun. We had a great time. Kaya was out cold by the time we got home, changed her and turned the light off :) 
  I've made an Elvis Presley cake and four jello cakes the last 3 days lol Every party has liked the cakes so that was a success.
  Very thankful to have good friends, good family and good times...as well as all the freedoms that we enjoy this holiday season. 
recipe link:
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2013/04/mediterranean-quinoa-salad.html