El Quatro de Julio

I love Independence Day! Not sure if its the colors, the food, or the love I have for my country, but it is probably my favorite holiday.

We had fourth of July at my house this year (its a tradition to have a big family shin dig weekend in Taylors family.) And because we had family coming up from Yuma (aka: the carne asada capital of the world....minus that little country called Mexico) I asked them to bring some up for our party meat. (Im not kidding, if you haven't had Yuma carne asada, you would die if you found out what you were missing.) Building on tortillas and carne, I found my party turning into a fiesta and I cant say I was sad.....so much better than the typical hambs and dogs. Some teased it was in celebration of (or protest of ...depending on your views) our new immigration laws.....but honestly i just love Carne!

 The grub.....cant get much better than that. And see....no Mexico colors.

Gma and Gpa (both sets) couldn't get enough of little Lucy Lu.

Oh, and this cracks me up. Meet David, Taylors cousin, and his wonder-dog Trumpy. Trumpy  follows David everywhere.  Sandy and Colt didnt like him much but everyone else did.

That whole bag is filled with Carne Asada. Can you say leftovers?

Oh and did I mention there was a pinata?