capturing hearts

we partied, we snacked, we laughed, and maybe we got a little too competitive over the games{right mom???...you are the most competitive game player i know}.

i was pretty excited about my presentation of the fruit, candy, chips, dips, and vegetables(even if i did almost chop a finger off in preparation).
my mom was excited about the cute colorful presentation too, so success!

za muzza was getting so mad about having her picture taken and chasing me down to steal the camera as i laughed hysterically but i still managed to get this pouty shot

and this pretty shot

we heard the fireworks starting but didn't think we would be able to see them from our house.  guess again....as soon as i walked out of the house i started snapping random shots and managed to magically capture this heart as it exploded in the dark sky

and being the lucky girl that i am i've captured this heart as well,

which has proved to be the best heart in the world to capture.

we all walked to the end of the street to see the fireworks display better and i'm impressed with my camera for getting a few pretty good pictures despite being really far away.

good job, recently malfunctioning camera....i still love you.  but do you know what i love even more???

my wild silly beautiful mom, my hilarious smart ridiculous brother, and my handsome sweet funny husband. 

an evening with them is a celebration indeed!