First Hot Dog Roast of the Year!!

Mr. B, Chip, R, E Mrs. B, L and J (with their fire) and Papa.

This wasn't just the first hot dog roast of the year but also Chips first ever hot dog roast. I was hoping he would not be a problem but threatened both the B's and the kids not to "feed him anything!" Or else LOL. As it was I needed have bothered as both of them wouldn't have anyway.. but I didn't want him to get the idea that this was good snatching food time from the kids. He was great. He did sniff every chair thoroughly after anyone got up and when we left for good he spent about 30 minutes sniffing ever inch of the place which is fine with me. But for the most part he lay there and looked interested but stayed put!!

E looking like she's freezing. She wasn't she just always looks that way. She loves that chair :)

R loving it!! She was 'helping' throw sticks in the fire but she's DANGEROUS still and I plunked her in the stroller for some peace of mind. She can only throw something about 2 feet and when your fire is 4 feet across.... 2 feet is WAY TO CLOSE!! She didn't mind and had a great time goofing off in the stroller.


The 2 fires from a different angle.

J and L with their little fire. J really likes to make his own fires this year and after they had enough sticks we put a pile of dry leaves under it and got a lit stick from the big fire to lite it. Well we were getting smoke and not much else when the Papa and Mr. B came alone and before you could say learning experience they had taken a LOG out of the main fire and put it under the boys sticks and instant fire :)

All those pieces of firewood in the background were cleaned up before the night was done. Papa and Mr. B threw them into trailers and stacked them on piles and it didn't take long at all!! This by the way was March 28th. Now this piece is green with new grass.