we had our first campfire of the year this weekend.
annie was so ready.
she talked about it all day.
then just as it was time to start it got chilly so she went in for a jacket.
i had on pants and a sweater and my socks and slippers! i was cold.
we have many skilled marshmallow roasters.
can you believe craig can get waffle to stay in our yard with no leash?!
i can't do it….but he can.
after it got just dark enough the kids begged to play "Mallow Toss"
a game our kids made up….
they jump on the trampoline in the dark and we throw marshmallows at them.
they try to catch them and eat them.
i didn't say it was a safe game or a creative game,
but it is always a loud game!
i am happy that it's campfire weather again.
except for tonight…
it has been pouring for hours and the tornado sirens went off tonight…during our small group.
our entire small group had to go down to my nasty stinky basement!
that is some thing that really bothers me.
i tell people our basement is very Silence-of-the-Lambs-ISH.
it was…an experience?
never a dull moment.
Vera - I pretty sure smores are now in my near future. Tornado sirens too, maybe, based on our forecast.
Naomi Marcus - I love Waffle’s bandana, my dogs would have theirs chewed off in seconds if I even tried to have them wear those!
Mallow Toss sounds like a lot of fun!
Lori Danelle - Oh, and I have to add, especially in light of the other tornado comments, I sort of miss the storms and sirens. We actually have been having quite a few tornadoes around here, but as I child, the part I loved was after the storm had passed, all the neighbors tended to make their way out of their basements and would congregate in the street while the kids would play. And there’s just something about that time of day, and the sun just about to set with storm clouds retreating and that slightly eerie greenish light. The wind had died down (only time it EVER does in KS) and I just felt a sense of peace and closeness with my family and friends. . .
But I may be crazy!!!
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Lori Danelle - Meg, I think that if we lived in the same place, we’d be very good friends. My husband and I are currently making plans for our own backyard fire pit. More and more in common. 🙂
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April Meek - I received my Cora pillow yesterday, thank you so much. I love it:)
Liz - I love her little hood, she’s so serious with her marshmallow. 🙂
Lyndsey - I have been craving smores so bad during this pregnancy! YUMMY, looks like fun.
Jo Paulino - Meg,
I am blog reader of yours because you are fantastic!!! =) Do you mind emailing me when you get this please? I have a question to ask you, please.
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Jenn - Waffle is a brand new dog! Love the cut.
katy - Hmmmmmmm….yea, tornado’s. Um, yep …spent time in our basement Saturday evening. NOT fun.
MGF - I love Silence of the LAMBS. But I would not want to go down there.
Thanks you for the kind words, it warmed my heart after last week.
Kat - Meg, your children are going to have the most wonderful memories and traditions to pass on to their own children when they get older. Love the pics of the campfire.
I received my pillow today!!! It is even cuter in person, if that is even possible and it fits perfectly in an Ikea Poang chair we have in the playroom, I mean, perfectly. Like it was totally meant to go there! I love it, thank you so, soooooooo much!!!
Tausha Hoyt - Ps-I am so trying the Mallow game-my kids and hubby will love it!!!!!
Tausha Hoyt - Meg-
Just a quick reminder to you-that I love your blog! I love the inspiration, your sweet words about others and how much you love life, your family and your Grandma! (what a sweet post-made me miss mine more than ever) Give yours an extra hug for me!!!!
Love ya lots! Keep up the fantastically, wonderful blog!
Jen from Windy Ridge - awww, beautiful REAL photos! Nothing like a campfire with kids.
carissa... brown eyed fox - roasted mallows! fun for sure!
hey… i might pee… BUT… i’d jump on the trampoline for mallows! yum!
tornado sirens… yikes… glad yall are all SAFE!
my bet… your basement has SOME sort of cuteness going on!
Karen~ - Here in Oklahoma, we live in tornado alley. I dread this time of the year, of course…living in the country, no sirens.
I wanted to ask you about the wire marshmellow sticks, are they made of fly swats??? New ones hopefully…*smiles*
Thanks,
Karen~
Lisa - LOVE THE DOGS HAIR CUT!!! EVERYONE HAS A SMELLY SOMETHING. YOURS IS YOUR BASEMENT. OH WELL…
HUGS FROM MAINE
sassafrasanne - love your blog
every
single
post!
lol @ your basement!
elizabeth - I love your fire pit…Would you mind sharing where you got it?
Thanks!!
Elisa - waffle with the haircut cracks me up every time!!
Lazy Mom Leslie - That Waffle is smart dog. She knows when she has it good! Our doodle is just as smart. If she ever gets out of the back yard from an accidentally open gate or if one of the kids forgets and leaves her out front. She just comes and sits by our side door (attached garage on side of house = side door that is really your back door) and waits for us to realize she is there. She has never run off and we only leash her when we walk to the park, then take the leash off once we are done crossing roads etc. Such a good dog!
AnNicole@OurSuburbanCottage - That looks like sooo much fun!
Don’t you hate those tornado sirens. It’s like a nuclear bomb is coming or aliens are about to attack. Freaks-me-out!
Wendy - Is it wrong that I miss the tornado sirens? I grew up in Michigan and they were a regular occurrence. I suppose I would soon grow to dislike them if I still lived there. Especially raising kids amongst the tornadoes.
Yummy S’mores!
Chasity - i think your hubbie was sneaking marshmallows to the dog and that is why he is sitting there so pretty…just an idea.
chasity
adrienneK - oh fun!!! i love waffles haircut!!! i got a recipe for “smookies” (smore cookies!!) you cant go wrong with marshmallows!!
Shar - Will you share what camera you use? You are great and since I am in the market for a new camera, would love to know.
Thanks and love your blog!
Shar
karen - We love campfires & making s’mores, too. Your photos are lovely. It’s wonderful to record those memories that you and your kids will treasure for a lifetime.
CherryTreeLane - I love those pictures. I want to roast a mellow right now!
Anna - Our sirens went off too. We don’t even have a basement! We have to sit in the bathtub! Yikes!!! Last tornado season I told my husband that I wanted to be moved by the time the next season came…but we aren’t! I will never live in a house without a basement again!
Looks like you all had fun. Where’s the teenager?
Cassie - It is a very long thread to how I found you blog lol
I belong to babycenter.com the Nov. 08 board for my daughter and there was a prayer request for another little girl so I clicked on her blog to read an up-date on her which led me to The Macs blog which then in turn lead me to your blog hahah The caption “whatever” on the side of the Macs blog page caught my eye and I thought hmm..what could that be about.
Sundays are rather boring around here. lol
danyele - so much fun…now i def wanna do a campfire tonight. do you hate how i always say that???
traci - yummy!!! love smores. we always make them when we go too the cabin. the kids never get too old for them. we have the same kind of basement. i hate it too!!
Erica - FUN!! We were going to do that this weekend too but it was too windy! 🙁 I have 1 pyro and 1 soon-to-be pyro in my family and much more in my extended family! 🙂 (I’m sure you can guess who that might be…) Oh and I was laughing (but didn’t tell anyone) at your response to my last comment! I understand…
Amber - oh, so jealous! we wanted to have a fire this weekend and roast marshmellows, but it was just too windy! looks like you had lots of fun!
gina - What a fun evening- despite the weather scares.
Wendy - Um, did you bring s’mores for all of us? *looking hopeful*
Cassie - I love smores
I am new to your blog page
i love you pillows
I love you home
I wish mine looked like that lol
I love your photography
Julia - Yum…smores!
Lorelei - Just the term tornado sirens makes me shudder. I give you a lot of credit for living in an area where this is a normal occurrence!! I’ve always been scared to death of them.
Your evening looks fun!!