love that campfire smell!

now that it's actually feeling like fall here in texas,
we've all been in the mood to sit around a campfire and
and roast marshmallows.
van has been talking about "camping" for weeks (his idea of camping is just building a fire). i thought about looking around for a good spot near our house...but mr. sanders had a better idea. while jas and i were out running errands, he built us our own personal fire pit right on our back porch...made with cinder blocks and bricks from the garage! of course he couldn't have done it without van, who helped him gather the wood and carry bricks.
so we filled our bellies with perfectly roasted hot dogs from the fire. there's something about that campfire taste that makes hot dogs taste so good! (i'm usuaslly not a big fan) after the hot dogs, the kids roasted (charcoaled) their marshmallows to make s'mores, and later as we watched the fire die down, we sipped on hot cocoa warming our feet by the fire.
i think i got spoiled though and may not want to ever go to a "real" camping spot again. the convenience of my kitchen that was a few feet away was pretty dang nice.

once again...fredgie stepped up and rocked the house! he's the best:)