Roast 'em if you got 'em

Sylvie's Mom and Dad have been crazy busy at work this week, and we're both working most of the holiday weekend. So when the Greens called up mid-week to invite all of us to a sleepover, we almost declined. We are all glad we didn't. Always a relaxing time with the Greens, and now we're recharged and ready to buckle down (and Sylvie is ready to spend some quality time with her coloring kit... and probably the TV).

Saturday afternoon we spent an hour or two at the Walpole Tennis Club right down the street from the Greens' house.  Even Melissa got in the water!  Sylvie tried the water slide twice, but bowed out when she got some water in her nose and eyes. Zachary and Avery both jumped off the high board, setting the standard for Syl to live up to next time.

After a delicious grilled meal came the highlight of the night...

Roasting marshmallows on the Greens' very cool backyard fireplace! This was a first for Sylvie, and she's a big, big fan.

The "sleepover" part was more a success than usual... the kids actually slept all night in the same room - not without some initial friction over who was "the boss," of course. But they slept.  By the way, being awakened by a three kid sing-along of Rainbow Connection is not the worst way to start the day.

Three little stinkers at breakfast...

OK, back to work. Sigh.