An Evening of Firecamping

It was gorgeous on Sunday evening; beautiful clouds in the sky, no wind, and in the high 60s.  It was perfect for "firecamping" (Ramsey's nomenclature for campfires).

Connor went down to the lake shore to find Ramsey a frog.  He came back with a nice little leopard frog.

 Ramsey was thrilled.  He touched it (nicely) and he and Connor played with it in the water.   Connor had placed a log in the pool.   At one point, Ramsey started sniffing around and then exclaimed, "Hey, he smells like chicken!"

 While Ramsey and Daddy  played "light sabers" with sticks, Connor and Riggs broke down the branches to burn.  They had fallen down from one of the last storms.   Riggs actually did a good job, helping Connor.  He ripped up the branches into smaller pieces that would fit into the fire!

 Some took longer than others.  :-)

Connor loves to play hide & seek with Riggs, so the boys kept the poor pup busy (and out-of-breath!) for a long time.  
Connor would throw a tennis ball into the lake and, while Riggs retrieved it, the boys had time to run and hide, without being seen.   They hid behind sheds, in the trees, by the play set, and here they are behind a chair.

Eric finally had to call the game quits before the dog keeled over! 

It was such a fun night!    The summertime just isn't long enough.