July 7 – Lockhart, TX

4^th of July Celebration

Winter Harbor Marina

We flew home to Texas yesterday and spent today celebrating July 4th with family.  Stan’s sister and brother in-law put on an old fashioned 4th of July celebration on the first Saturday of July…lots of games, food, family and friends.  We were excited to be able to attend this year, since we’ve missed a lot of family get togethers in the past year. The celebration starts in the late afternoon with tons of food…brisket, ribs, sausage, hot dogs for the kids, potato salad, fresh fruit, beans, fresh veggies from the garden, and every type of dessert you can think of! There are competitions for bake goods, hula hoop, bubble blowing, sack races and a seed spitting (this area of Texas is known for it’s wonderful watermelons), with lots of trophies and ribbons for competitors. There’s something for everyone…just watching is very entertaining. We enjoyed getting to spend time with everyone and watching the kids have so much fun.

Plenty of food for everyone!

Jenna and Hayden enjoying the bouncy house

Bubble blowing contest for the smallest ones

Bryt and Kyle were some of the judges

Grandpa explaining what's going on

Adult bubble blowing competition 

Hula hoop contest - Hannah was the winner of the older kids

 One of the sack races

Every American holiday needs a fly over...this is our great nephew Kobe (and instructor).

Brytanie...just hanging around

Watermelon seed spitting contest

Prizes being awarded

Kaylen won the seed spitting competition...way to go!

Jenna - the Hula Hoop Champ