Summer nights with Friends - It's a good Mix!

Friday afternoon I got a text from my friend Camron saying...(come out tonight...bring Nate and the kids...we'll have a fire...the kids can run around...let me know...)

So I texted her back right away saying that sounded perfect and that we would be out.  Summer nights that end like this are the best kind.  I really do like when we have no plans and then something out of the blue like this comes along.  And Grey was super excited when I told him he was going to see all of his friends that night.

This was our first fire of the summer and to me this is what summer is all about.  Gathering with friends, my kids running around me, fun music playing in the background, adult conversation, good food, and some cocktails make for a pretty great night.

 Our friend Ruby loves babies...

 Lyla and Ruby were destined to get Sailor walking.  She might need a little more work.

I'm telling you though this girl is getting closer and closer...

Camron set up the tent for the kids too and by the time the sun went down it made for some pretty good story telling in the dark...the only light you could see was a flash light...

For the most part - you can bank on it that if kids have others to play with and food at their fingertips - they are good to go - don't you think?  I'm big on that - if the kids are fed (and well rested) you are for sure good to go...

I know Sailor was sure entertained by all the 'BIG' kids;)


And Nate and I laugh because this specific child of ours-as long as she has food in her hands-she's happy!

It was a lime-a-rita kind of night for the girls...I had tried it a few weeks back and wasn't sure...but now I'm sold -

an ice cold lime-a-rita was a perfect partner for our night...

 See what I mean....she was double dipping - first a pretzel - then a graham cracker...

She watches everything he does...makes my heart happy to watch them.

But you better believe when he tries to take something from her -she never goes down withOUT a fight.

She can even pull off a death grip with a graham cracker in the other hand...I believe this is where I chimed in with my motherly voice and said "Greyson let her have it"...I think he knows when I say 'greyson' that I mean business. 

I must admit that I'm the one that declared it S'more time!  I mean if this doesn't scream SUMMER - I don't know what does...

 

It's kind of funny how you want your kids to have all of these experiences and for me this is one of them...I want this for my children...the outside part I mean - because in my opinion these days a lot of kids don't know what good ol' fashion fun is...I want Greyson to be around a campfire making s'mores with his family-it's a small little detail in the grand scheme but to ME it's a BIG one.

I constantly remind myself that we are making memories for our children and I want them to remember them.

And one of them needs to be - summer bonfires and making s'mores:)

and let me tell you Nate can make a pretty stellar s'more

All I have to say is that our 'first' fire this summer delivered BIG time...

By the time we left the sky was dark, Grey's feet were black, and Sailie was falling asleep - definitely a sign of a good summer night...

Happy Monday!