Campfires and Play Time...

Now that the days are suddenly getting 

shorter,

and the evening are suddenly getting chilly...

we find ourselves having more campfires... 

This picture is the exact reason why 

I don't even attempt to have a fire by myself with the kids!

Angelina is learning to 

exert her independence...

and when we don't let her do not so safe things

...like play in the fire...

a crying fit erupts!

Daddy is the hotdog cooker...

I am the baby holder!

All summer Elsie has been working on 

perfecting the 

Monkey Bars!

She can get to the third hung, 

then she kinda freaks out!

Having daddy simply right beside her,

makes her a little more brave 

and she can get all the way across!

Elsie has become the climber in the family...

she loves to climb anything outside!

One of her favorite things is 

pulling down on a tree branch 

and hanging on as the branch wings back and forth!

We love our quiet campfire evenings...

being together is our favorite thing to do...