impromptu campfire

We were settling in for the evening, Dennis and I, waiting for David to get off work and come back to the lake house for a late supper, when we heard a knock at the door. Laura and Mary Beth (and Holly and Brownie the dogs) were at the door inviting us to come next door for a hot dog and marshmallow roast. We accepted and joined them and had the nicest time! It was a perfect night for grilling outside, and the kids had fun turning long-handled forks of goodies over the fire. Dennis grilled marshmallows but refused to eat the warmed ones. He did eat a grilled hot dog, though. The kids lost interest after a while and kicked a ball around in the yard before going inside to play with wooden trains. I enjoyed sitting around the fire with the Halls, chatting until David finally arrived and joined us. We dragged Dennis kicking and screaming from the toys just before 11 and brought him back to our place. We had a great time, and he kept asking "can Laura and Mary Beth come and spend the night with me at our lake house?". Laura is 9 and Mary Beth is 6, so they kept a good eye on Dennis for me and I didn't really have to worry what he was up to. It was like he had honorary older sisters for the evening. Very nice.