Each night of our family reunion we had a campfire. The boys spent several hours on Wednesday digging and building our fire pit and it was well used.
Some of the funnest times of the reunion were spent around the fire pit.
Of course we had s'mores. But we went beyond your average s'more. Have you tried a s'more with a peanut butter cup? Yes it is to die for!
We also got to try some new things. Our family has been roasting starbursts for quite some time now but it was new to a lot of the others. We personally like the tropical flavors best.
Cindi has recently been to girls camp and brought some really yummy ideas to the fire. One night we roasted caramels. You know the square kind wrapped in plastic. Of course you remove the plastic first and let the caramel melt a bit and then you press it between two Ritz crackers. Yes this is very good!
We also roasted cheese sticks. I know what you are thinking, I too doubted this but it is now my new favorite.
You toast the cheese stick until it is soft. I will warn you, you will probably lose your first one in the fire because just before you think it is ready it will be too ready and fall off. Do not give up. You want to try and rotate it so it cooks on all sides. They are soft and gooey like those cheese sticks you buy with out the greasy outer coating. Then you have the option of dipping them in marinara sauce. Yum!!
We also roasted every kind of marshmallow. Here is Stu with the always favorite caramel flavored. We also had chocolate, strawberry and another new favorite the coconut covered marshmallows.
We also had a movie going on in the background (I thought you could see the screen in this picture) on three of the nights.
We also roasted those giant marshmallows. Oh and have you tried the zebra marshmallows. They have dark chocolate stripes on them.
Some of our out of town visitors were Maudie and Rick the all time favorite Aunt and Uncle.
Cousin Patrick and his wife Sonnaylee (not pictured here!).
Every one got a chance to just sit and visit and remember old times.
And on one night there was a small meteor shower. Hanging out at the campfire each night was definately one of the high lights of the reunion. Thanks everyone for sharing! Millie
Each night of our family reunion we had a campfire. The boys spent several hours on Wednesday digging and building our fire pit and it was well used.
Some of the funnest times of the reunion were spent around the fire pit.
Of course we had s'mores. But we went beyond your average s'more. Have you tried a s'more with a peanut butter cup? Yes it is to die for!
We also got to try some new things. Our family has been roasting starbursts for quite some time now but it was new to a lot of the others. We personally like the tropical flavors best.
Cindi has recently been to girls camp and brought some really yummy ideas to the fire. One night we roasted caramels. You know the square kind wrapped in plastic. Of course you remove the plastic first and let the caramel melt a bit and then you press it between two Ritz crackers. Yes this is very good!
We also roasted cheese sticks. I know what you are thinking, I too doubted this but it is now my new favorite.
You toast the cheese stick until it is soft. I will warn you, you will probably lose your first one in the fire because just before you think it is ready it will be too ready and fall off. Do not give up. You want to try and rotate it so it cooks on all sides. They are soft and gooey like those cheese sticks you buy with out the greasy outer coating. Then you have the option of dipping them in marinara sauce. Yum!!
We also roasted every kind of marshmallow. Here is Stu with the always favorite caramel flavored. We also had chocolate, strawberry and another new favorite the coconut covered marshmallows.
We also had a movie going on in the background (I thought you could see the screen in this picture) on three of the nights.
We also roasted those giant marshmallows. Oh and have you tried the zebra marshmallows. They have dark chocolate stripes on them.
Some of our out of town visitors were Maudie and Rick the all time favorite Aunt and Uncle.
Cousin Patrick and his wife Sonnaylee (not pictured here!).
Every one got a chance to just sit and visit and remember old times.
And on one night there was a small meteor shower. Hanging out at the campfire each night was definately one of the high lights of the reunion. Thanks everyone for sharing! Millie
Remembering 'old times' was not as fun as making new memories. Thanks for all the fun. You all worked so hard and Rick and I just enjoyed. Next time we will be in charge of a meal and we will have more of our family there. Can't wait!!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Looks like everyone had such a good time!! Fires equal memories!!!
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