The Perfect Summer night...

Last night was a lazy night, we ordered pizza and were chatting at the table when we heard the neighbors outside.  Jayden, Nathan, Ryan and Katrina Davis were outside getting ready to play kickball.  So we finished up supper and headed over to join the game.  We played an adult/kid combo kickball game and had a TOTAL blast.  I felt like a kid again... and the competitive side came out of me big time.  I grabbed the ball and blasted Katrina as she was running and screaming to first base because she knew I was going to get her... I laughed so dang hard it was awesome!! 

Once we tired from that, the kids played Ghost in the Graveyard, Eric and Ryan played Horse on the driveway and Katrina and I drank margaritas and made fun of our husbands.... it was great.  Then the kids decided they wanted to watch a movie about 8:30 in the basement so they went inside and we all went back on the deck to chill for a bit and had a few more cocktails.

Then the kids decided they wanted to catch fireflies so they got out their bug catchers and chased those little bugs for an hour.... and we couldn't see them, just saw little shadows of kids scurrying around and heard giggles and laughter with an occasional "there's one".  When they were tired of that they hid battery powered tea light candles in the yard and the others had to find them... they thought it was great.  Finally about ten o'clock or so we decided we should get the kids to bed.  So they had a quick shower and off to bed by 10:30.

Thought this was awesome!!

It was one of those nights that brought all of these flashbacks of my childhood... parents drinking with friends, kids running around all night, making up games, catching fireflies in jars and staying up super late.... that is what summer is all about.  Love it!!  And I love that my kids are doing what I did as a kid... and it didn't involve electronics what-so-ever.

This is perfect...