Yesterday we spent a lovely day in the country. This is an annual barbecue where we get to see friends we never see enough of – some we only see once a year. The homestead of our hosts is like a Midwestern Neverland for kids – an enormous backyard of green grass to run barefoot in, a castle playhouse with slide, toys everywhere, and for the barbecue, an unlimited amount of food.
Proof of a day well spent:
Cordy’s first favorite activity: eating
Finding the toys for the big kids
The makings of a perfect evening: a fire, good friends and marshmallows
Mira clapping along to the live music, face covered in dirt
Cordy and Aaron enjoying the fire & music together
All in all? The perfect day. These are the days I hope my girls will remember as they grow older. The days when the TV and computer are gone and we play outdoors with friends all day long until we collapse around the fire in the evening to sing and roast marshmallows with our dirty feet proudly displayed.
That last picture of Cordy and Aaron is priceless! The way she’s looking at her daddy…just so much love.
That is a perfect day. PERFECT. Love the pictures! And I love dirty feet. Dirty feet are a sign of a happy day.
I think it’s Cordy’s “action posture” in the photo of her and Mira on the big machines, but at first glance, I totally though they were driving them for real! Great shot.