Simple Pleasures: Fire Pits & S'Mores

It's Fall & we finally have a backyard to hang out in!! A couple of nights ago we decided to break out the firepit (given to us by our friends, Amy & Greg) and do S'Mores.

It was so beautiful to just sit out in the brisk night with sweats on & to warm our bare feet near the fire...

It was just Dave & Christian (& of course Ashby!) and me, but we had enough s'mores for 6+ people.

And of course Christian helped find the perfect sticks...

...To get those marshmallows cooked to perfection. (image below from flicker) I have to admit, I was definitely out of practice & lit my first one on fire-- oops! I like them golden brown slow-cooked....

Christian had the best time with Daddy:

S'Mores are so good I can't even handle it!!! (image from here) This is only the second time Dave's EVER had them!!!

After burning the first one to smitherines, I learned to concentrate a bit more...

While I'm so happy with my perfect little fire pit, I wouldn't mind one of these built-in ones below... (image from strawbridgefarm.com) and am now working up plans & a yard location in my mind for the future. (don't worry, WAY future!)

Love this one too from Country Living. The big boulders for sitting are so fun:

How fun does this look?!! )(below CL)

Mmmm mmm... some pretty roasting marshmallows... (CL)

And of course House Beautiful does a fire pit in style, below. I'd love to have this many adirondacks for a big party:

If you don't have a fire pit (or the time to make one) I found a few places with pretty ones. The artisan John Tunger makes beautiful ones:

Front Gate of course has some nice ones but they're on the pricier side and if I were going to SPEND on a fire pit (some are in the thousands... granite, marble, etc.) I'd rather have one built...