We chose today instead of tomorrow because we have plans tomorrow, and because we didn't need to be concerned about the kids staying up late and having to go to school the next day.
We hosted (as usual) because we have a great set up. A larger than most back yard on the end of the building so we only have to worry about annoying one neighbor. And we can't annoy said neighbor if they're at our barbecue, now can we?
It wasn't a big to-do or anything, our next door neighbors plus our friends on the other side of the base came up and we ate cheddar-jalapeno stuffed cheeseburgers and a million sides while we watched the kids have a water balloon fight, climb the big tree barefoot (ouch) with weapons in hand (of course), have an epic lightsaber battle and then a pickup game of backyard baseball with another neighbor boy.
We ended the night with s'mores again, because obviously! And then the kids bathed and left a ring of dirt and grass and watermelon around the tub and went to bed while the grownups stayed out for a few more hours and chatted the night away under my redneck patio lights devised of white Christmas light strands with ping pong balls stuck onto the bulbs.
Awesome day. Love this time of year.
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