We're willing to bet our fourth of July picnic was

BETTER than any of yours.

Here are some pictures to prove it:

So here's Dad, instructions on the left (in Finnish, Swedish, German, and Russian), Finnish-English dictionary in the middle, and tab B going into slot B in the right hand (I hope):

Then we heard that 21 people were coming to our "picnic," so we borrowed a grill from one of the temple presidency. Recognize the cook? Maybe by her apron!