Family Fireside in February

Family nights are not every week anymore 

but still every few weeks or at least once a month -

and with the size of our family now - it's a party!

Saturday was the perfect day to sit around the firepit,

so while I was preparing trays of burger toppings to go down,

he was setting up the seating.

Which reminds me, 

I don't think I ever posted about the chairs he made last summer!

We had two chairs that Opa Friesen made a very long time ago,

a regular smaller version of a type of adirondack chair

(made before we ever heard of them) 

and a foldable hammock type chair.

He decided to build some copies -

measuring, cutting and assembling them just like the original ones.

We needed chairs and this made it personal.

It turns out I didn't take pictures out there on Saturday night,

except for when I saw Jade all cozied up in the hammock chair

that she claims is the most comfortable in the whole wide world. 

It really was a gift of an evening,

from watching the sunset colors fade into the night

to food that reminded us of summer to come. 

There was no smoke chasing us from chair to chair,

the kids stayed warm playing hockey or basketball 

while the adults warmed by the fire. 

It's always so good to catch up!