Pool Party

Yesterday evening we had our overdue pool party. The idea sprung a few weeks ago when the kids wanted to go in the hot tub and have a BBQ, but we were not in the mood that day, so agreed we would have a "Pool Party" soon. So with the weather not to bad and Paul off work for the weekend we turned the music up, lit the BBQ and uncovered the hot tub!!

The kids love the Burgers and Sausage and typical BBQ fair, but with being on a diet and feeling like doing something a bit different, so i made these, aubergine pizzas which are slices of Aubergine with salsa, ham and cheese on top and stuffed garlic mushrooms, which i used to make years ago when i worked a a pizza place as a second job as a teen. I also put some corn cobs and sliced courgette on as well, then made the usual salads and rice salads and og course, burgers, sausages, chicken kebabs etc.. I had also bought pork steaks and beef steaks, but as it was just us decided i had gone a bit overboard and put them in the fridge for later in the week

I will be making the pizzas again they were delicious. I love experimenting with food, but really with a big family, its just not something i have time for these days, so little bits here and there are all i get time for

Just notice in the picture that i had a line full of my crochet blankets ( should have taken them in really, oops!)

The table is an old one we didn't need, so we have been using it as an outside craft table and its covered in paint and glue and grout, we need a garden table really, but this is ideal as the moment and it doesn't matter what happens to it, all it needed was a table cloth.

After the food, we put the little ones to bed and the four of us had an hour or more in the hot tub.

Followed by Daddys special hot chocolate mmmmm

Another perfect day, in our world xxx