a good afternoon

there are those afternoon, when the drizzle is not going away, when the fog doesn't lift and we adults decide the kids need some time in the back yard...
there is a fire pit in our back yard and this often leads to some good activity either for one or all four of them. it's a process of even just making naomi believe it is good and fun to be out side with her siblings, let alone to convince the group of them to work together and not just one person can take over the making and tending of the fire. with some help though we got a bunch of happy kids working together and loving their marshmallows, even singing and dancing around the fire in unison...
plus, papa gets to sit down in the warm living room and read, without being interrupted to many a times. what a good afternoon we had!