One of the traditions we've started this summer has been Friday night campfires. At dusk we gather at our fire "pit" and toast marshmallows and make s'mores and sing songs and just enjoy hanging out together as a family. It means the kids go to bed a little later, but it's worth it, and generally they fall asleep quickly after some nourishing family time.
J and The Map Man toasting up some yummy gooey sweetness. It amazes me that it always seems to be cold on Friday nights! We've had to wear sweatshirts each time, which is pretty nice since it's no fun to sit around a hot fire on a hot night, and the mosquitos would have us for supper if we didn't have hoods on!
Zoo Boy likes to relax in his camp chair and eat graham crackers. Here he's keeping himself busy looking at a book about bugs by the firelight while his brother and father do all the marshmallow work.
J makes one more snack for himself. He's a pretty big marshmallow fan, and has become a pro at getting them just right for squishing between the hershey bars and graham crackers!
The boys enjoying their campfire snacks. We're planning to continue the tradition in the colder weather with a fire in the fireplace indoors on Friday nights. We'd love a fire every night, but it's not good for the environment (air pollution) to burn so much wood openly. Besides, it makes Friday night a special time for us. Sometimes we even have friends join us.
One of the traditions we've started this summer has been Friday night campfires. At dusk we gather at our fire "pit" and toast marshmallows and make s'mores and sing songs and just enjoy hanging out together as a family. It means the kids go to bed a little later, but it's worth it, and generally they fall asleep quickly after some nourishing family time.
J and The Map Man toasting up some yummy gooey sweetness. It amazes me that it always seems to be cold on Friday nights! We've had to wear sweatshirts each time, which is pretty nice since it's no fun to sit around a hot fire on a hot night, and the mosquitos would have us for supper if we didn't have hoods on!
Zoo Boy likes to relax in his camp chair and eat graham crackers. Here he's keeping himself busy looking at a book about bugs by the firelight while his brother and father do all the marshmallow work.
J makes one more snack for himself. He's a pretty big marshmallow fan, and has become a pro at getting them just right for squishing between the hershey bars and graham crackers!
The boys enjoying their campfire snacks. We're planning to continue the tradition in the colder weather with a fire in the fireplace indoors on Friday nights. We'd love a fire every night, but it's not good for the environment (air pollution) to burn so much wood openly. Besides, it makes Friday night a special time for us. Sometimes we even have friends join us.
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