Fourth of July means the annual Czaja 4th of July party.  This year’s event was held at Dave and Judy’s House.  Theresa did a great job with the food while Dave manned the grill.  I did get a lot of pictures but I’m only going to post a few.  Here we go.

Margarita Table ..

I thought the Margarita table was nice touch.  It was well used throughout the day and Shannon did a great job mixing drinks.  It’s that Sam’s Lakeside training kicking in.

Ralph ...

A nice picture of Ralph as he listens to the planning of his upcoming Alaskan cruise.

Grandma & Joshua

My mom and Judy’s youngest.  Just too tiny for me to hold.  I was getting nervous watching other people hold him.  My pre-requisite is that any child must be developed beyond the point of being a bubble head doll before I’ll touch him/her.

AJ watering the plants

AJ’s great uncle Steve bought him a boat that fills with water and features buckets, cups and even a water cannon.  Anthony must have used about half of the water in that boat to drown the flowers …

Our hostess calling out Bingo

Pokeno out, Bingo in ….

David, Judy & Joshua

A nice picture of mom and dad with the latest addition to the family.

Bob getting ready to jump in

It was nice to see the SNL gang at the festivities this year.  I just hope that Lori isn’t manning the video camera at her daughter’s upcoming wedding.  You can see her handiwork below.

AJ in the playhouse

Dee ...

At the end of evening, this is what the yard looked like ….

Well, the weekend is coming to a close and it was packed with food, friends, food, family and food. Instead of doing the typical family gatherings this year, Shannon and I decided to attend the BrowAja Fair in Liverpool. Stealing a couple of pictures from my brother-in-law’s camera, along with a few of my own, I think I’ve captured the essence of this festival’s two day spirit.

Arriving early in the afternoon of the 4th, the performers were hard at work putting the last minute preparations together for the day’s activities. Some of the sets were extremely complicated to assemble and required the brightest minds to review, evaluate and complete the constructions.

Unfortunately, the staff had to communicate with the audience that it was not permitted to touch the photography equipment. “The equipment is not a toy.” Of course, some visitors just don’t pay attention to the rules.

This year’s show was an outstanding cast that had some of the most graceful and creative actors and actresses I’ve ever seen. We were amazed by the amount of time that these actors must spend physically preparing their bodies to perform at this level.

And let me tell you, the performances on the diving board was first class. It was impressive how little splash was recorded when the divers completed their dives.

In between the acts, you had a very relaxed environment to talk and socialize with friends and family. Some of the kids in our family are really starting to become quite beautiful.

One of my favorite performances of the day was the “Deadly Triple Ring of Death Jump”. In order for this performance to be executed so perfectly, the shifting of muscles must be extended to cleanly slide through the holes of these medium sized rings of death.

And what performance wouldn’t be complete without the little people entertaining us between acts? This show offered plenty of that as well.

One drunk spectator fell in the pool, but they seamed to fish him out before the food came.

Note to Reader: Initially, I had a very nice food review ready to be printed in this portion of the blog. However, rumors have it that the owner of the establishment was
nearly hospitalized due to sudden stomach illness the following day. Endorsement of the food quality must be suspended until further investigation can be made.

The end of the first day festivities concluded with a short, but graceful water ballet scene, possibly written by John Lennon.