A night around the backyard campfire!

After a few weeks of collecting sticks and cleaning out flower beds in the yard for the fall that is upon us, we decided to burn our first fire of the season. I debated on whether or not to watch Alabama whip Tennessee on the new big screen I built the basement or light the fire...and because the kids were insistent on a fire and because I have been promising them for weeks now that we would have a fire, I chose to light it up. Now we are enjoying some heat, marshmallows and stick-burning fun on a cool fall night in the backyard! The neighbor kids are even hanging out and partaking in the fun! Although I know there's a good game on I could be watching in HD on the big screen, I think sitting by the fire with the kids definitely wins out. I just hope no one gets burned 'cause then mommy will put the kibosh on the fires!