Not one, but two fire pits

We had a lot of brick leftover from building the house, so the boys decided to use some of it to build a fire pit. Well, Jacob built one, and at the same time, Ryan decided that he wanted to build one too (partly stemming from the fact they had different ideas as to how they should be designed). So, we now have two fire pits to choose from! It is actually pretty cool, if you have a lot of people over, there is room for everyone to roast their marshmallows!

The boys spent long hours on two different days hauling bricks in the wagon or by hand, and worked really hard to finish the project. I was so proud of them. They had a lot of help from Hannah, who joyfully took a "behind-the-scenes" role and simply helped them haul brick after brick after brick, and getting no glory in the end. When it was all said and done, Danny surveyed their work and declared that he would definitely never have built something so nice had it been up to him! Great job boys!!

Ryan enjoying his very own fire pit.


Jacob watches the fire at his pit.

The ultimate prize at the end - smores!!!

Hannah enjoying one of the many fires we have had since the building of the pits. We have built many fires and just sat out there around the fire. What a great memory maker indeed.

Can you see Danny up there, looking out from the deck to "supervise" the building of the fires? (which, by the way, the kids have mastered doing on their own! We simply send them out and wait a few minutes and then there is a roaring, beautiful bonfire!)