{"id":101,"date":"2013-06-30T06:02:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-30T06:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/2013\/06\/30\/july-4th-decorating\/"},"modified":"2013-06-30T06:02:00","modified_gmt":"2013-06-30T06:02:00","slug":"july-4th-decorating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/2013\/06\/30\/july-4th-decorating\/","title":{"rendered":"July 4th Decorating"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had fun decorating my house for 4th of July.  I didn’t go overboard this time either! I’ve only got 1 box full of decorations and I hope to keep it that way. (gotta stay out of Hobby Lobby this month!)<\/span><\/p>\n

\ufeff<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I have 2 sets of patriotic placemats. I like these the best…they go cute with the table runner….<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I bought this patriotic quilt and pillow at Kohls one year on clearance…check out my favorite store! <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

                                     \"IMG<\/a>
 Isn’t this the cutest cake you’ve ever seen? Check out Babble’s Family Kitchen. <\/a>
\ufeff<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Here are my 4th of July cupcakes….the frosting was 1 c.marshmallow creme, 1 c. cool whip, 1 small brick cream cheese….yummy! <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
My doggie keeps trying to bite the leg off my Uncle Sam…naughty Brucifer! <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Babble<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cute candy centerpieces with silver glittery chenille stems placed in the middle. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\ufeff<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
We got the Statue of Liberty in N.Y.C. when our family took a D.C. & East Coast trip one year…..
DON”T go there in August….it was so hot! Yuck!<\/span> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\ufeff<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
My front entry table….I need a hat for my little Lady Liberty….This pic is of my nephew Garrett in the U.S. Army…
I used to babysit that guy when he was just a newborn baby!<\/span>  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Decorate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
These looked really easy so I thought I’d try them too! They are from LOTS of cute ideas at All You. <\/a>
I love putting candy in seasonal colors around my house….only problem is my 2 1\/2 year old granddaugter eats it all in one gobble! <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\ufeff<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Patriotic Decor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Front Yard has to look all American too! My uncle Sam windsock is out there somewhere….<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

I’ve got my whole family here because Devin is home for a visit from Chicago. We had a Friday night gathering with lasagna and salad and we’ll do Sunday dinner with roast beef and mashed potatoes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Here he is with his little baby daughter Lena. She smiles nonstop all day long. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n

Dev is beloved by his two little nieces, Marisa and Meg. They like being silly together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yeah, silly for sure! But they had a lot of fun blowing bubbles and letting off fireworks. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\ufeff<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Here’s a close up of the front door wreath I made and I cut out the little tole painted bear…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Johnny and me went up to Bear Lake and rode our quads over the  weekend! <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The aqua blue water is really amazing…and the view! <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\ufeff<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It’s beautiful on the trails on top of the hills…you can see the whole world…and that BLUE WATER!!!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\ufeff
\ufeff<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hey, I am in red, white and blue! Didn’t even PLAN that! But I DID plan on the raspberry shake! <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\ufeff<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
If you can’t decorate….at least sprinkle some flags somewhere around your house!  I’m proud to be American.  Happy 4th!<\/span> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I had fun decorating my house for 4th of July.  I didn’t go overboard this time either! I’ve only got 1 box full of decorations and I hope to keep it that way. (gotta stay out of Hobby Lobby this month!) \ufeff I have 2 sets of patriotic placemats. I like these the best…they go…<\/p>\n

Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[108],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}