Backyard People

I think it's official: we've become backyard people.

Not lake people. Not campers. No more couch potatoes.

We've invested in yard furniture (who ever knew there was such a thing?). Then Kristie got me a fire pit for Father's Day. On the Fourth we invested in a grill. And have we put them all to use.

Steaks, bbq chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers . . . tomorrow Kristie tries 'beer butt' chicken (it tastes much better than it sounds, deriving its name from the fact that you simply grill the chicken with an open can of beer inside it).

Tonight Casey's friend Austin was over, so we grilled steaks and had corn on the cob. Then ice cream sandwiches - the ones with chocolate chips in the ice cream. After that we all lounged out in the back yard and started a fire.

That is the way to spend an evening.

KoKo played fetch with Kozy (more like Kozy played fetch with KoKo). Casey and Austin showed us the imovie they created chronicling their latest paint ball tournament (they took third and brought home $60). Kristie and I just relaxed and took it all in. Then we waited for the bats and called it a night.

Again, that is the way to spend an evening.