Upon arriving in Big Bear we set up our tents in the back yard since the entire family was coming and the cabin does not have sleeping accommodations for 15 people and four dogs! Plus it kind of added to the excitement of the weekend (camping with all the cousins!) Once everyone had arrived we decorated our campground (backyard) with festive All American decor!
We sat in festive chairs and on Festive Blankets! We wore festive clothes!
We walked to the Local craft fair and got big balloon hats, jet packs, and festive tattoos!
We took some cool old western town pictures!
We roasted marshmallows and attempted some Pinterest Kahlua shots! I wish to see another marshmallow..NEVER!
We gathered up the group for some Fireworks over the lake :)
PopPop got a few nibbles on his bait, other than that it was just a fun experience for everyone!
We had a wonderful all American weekend full of family, BBQ, fishing, and fireworks! I am proud to be part of this country! Until next year, Happy Birthday America!!
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ReplyDeleteYO, YEATHER! ;)
ReplyDeleteAwesome headline. How could you have a pinterest fail. hehe. Thanks for giving us none US peeps an insight into that day.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun time it looked like everyone had! You had me at the headline.. nice capture!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Everyone loves a good Pinterest fail! ;)
DeleteI don't think I could do the Kahlua thing, but the rest of it looked awesome! You guys had some serious 4th of July spirit going on.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you all had the best of times. That marshmallow idea is beyond brilliant
ReplyDeleteI have never seen those shooters on pinterest. at least you tried:)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great fourth! How was the marshmallow a pinterest fail? They look great!
ReplyDeletethere was a lot of trial and error making those marshmallow cups! most leaked, and scopping out the middle was near impossible! In the end, they were way too big to fit in your mouth! the Picture was our best looking one ;)
DeleteLooks like you had a great time during the 4th of July!
ReplyDeleteI love camping!!
ReplyDeleteI love camping. :) We camped this weekend too.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great day, so glad it was fun. Thanks for sharing your pictures with us.
ReplyDeleteLooks like an overall fun weekend! I love that unicorn tattoo! It's fun to take a vacation with all the cousins. We do that every August.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos. Looks like everyone had a great time. =)
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a happy 4th of July. We had a good time with family and friends.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun family time! We have a dear friend in Running Springs and love spending weekends there. so relaxing! I wish my family was close enough for family reunions... anytime, but with my siblings on the East coast and my parents in France it's a bit challenging.. we are planning a big family reunion next year though, for my parents' 50th anniversary :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a blast! You guys created some amazing memories.
ReplyDeleteI wish our national holiday was as widely celebrated as your july 4th!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun way to celebrate the 4th of July!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I would have tried those marshmallows, but without the Kahlua, they'd have been great!
Kahlua in a marshmellow? I need to try this! Thanks for sharing. I've never heard of this.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun trip!
ReplyDeleteI could see your desire to never see another marshmallow again. I would have the same opinion too I think!
I love camping! You created some fabulous memories!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures. It looks like you had a great time.
ReplyDeleteMichelle F.
LOL I actually pinned that pin and though - "nah, it CANT be that easy" LOL Looks like you had a wonderful holiday despite a little PinFail ;)
ReplyDeleteLOL I wanted to try that marshmallow shot glass! I do love Big Bear.
ReplyDeleteTry it out! I would love to hear how it goes! We did have a lot of fun trying to figure it out!
DeleteLooks like so much fun! I love camping. We won't get a chance to do that this year but I'm hoping next year we can :)
ReplyDeleteWoo wee! What fun...we love doing that stuff with our kids when we get a chance :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you had a wonderful Holiday! Now what exactly is a Kahlua shot?
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great 4th with your family. I guess I am curious too about the Pinterest fail part. Just a mess? I like Kalua mixed in other things... I bet the marshmallow was a gooey, sticky mess. Oh, well. Memorable, right?
ReplyDeleteIt was really hard to get the middle out! Then if you get too much out they leak! Once you get the middle out you tend to eat it because you don't know what else to do with the sticky mess. Needless to say, trying to get the perfect marshmallow cup that didn't leak I ate A LOT of marshmallow! I was literally sick to my stomach before the Kaulua was even involved! LOL
DeleteI was wondering where the fail was LOL
Deletelooks like great fun, the pictures are lovely and read about the comment on marshmallow fail.. haha lol..
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you had an awesome time for the whole family. I would love to do something like this for the weekend. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteoh, HOW MUCH FUN WAS THAT! I miss having that kind of family time. :( Those shots looked like they could be good, but I'd hate to be the one making them! ;)
ReplyDeleteWow guys it looks like you had such an awesome weekend, thanks for sharing the pictures everything looks wonderful.
ReplyDeleteSo much fun!! All my years living San Diego I never made it to Big Bear sadly. Glad the family had fun even if the marshmellows drove you batty. lol
ReplyDeleteThanks for debunking that pinterest idea. I always laugh when I try something and it fails! Looks like a great day.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had fun! That marshmallow idea is awesome, but I can imagine it would be a sticky mess!
ReplyDeleteYes...VERY sticky!
DeleteI have pinterest fails ALL the time! Hee Hee. Looks like a fun weekend!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you guys had a blast! I especially love the festive clothing!
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