Independence Day...

So it was a little bittersweet, the first fourth without my mom. We used to celebrate big at her house, pool party, loads of food and of course pies galore. We went to the otherside of the earth this year, the Palisades to our friends Abby and Dylan's to watch fireworks. But it was a little foggy, which kind of matched my mood. Afton and Makena played until they dropped which is always wonderful to watch. The pure excitement when they see one another is really beautiful. Plenty of rolling around in the grass with the puppies and enjoying the foggy view of the ocean. I made two pies, blueberry and apple with cardamon and extra fancy cinnamon. I also made a new recipe for peanut butter, chocolate chip cookies, sans flour, butter and white sugar. You have to pay close attention to them because they burn fast, but they were great.