Picnic, Second Try

We had planned for a couple days to go to Joe Pool lake tonight for a BBQ. I did all the work this afternoon, in spite of the brief rain showers, to get ready and when we load stuff in the car, we realized we needed to take two cars. That wasn't a problem since we had two State Park passes. So Gary and I got the firewood and took off for the lake to be followed by the rest of our gang in the second car.

But when we got there there was a big sign saying "BURN BAN. NO CHARCOAL OR WOOD FIRES." Well, that wasn't going to work for us, since we had wood but no propane tank to cook our brats on. So, we turned around, called the car at home and told them to cancel, and decided to have a picnic in the back yard instead. Of course, this gave Gary a chance to try out his new fire pit which we got on sale for $40.

It is still too hot to sit by a fire, but at least we got our food cooked.

Laura wasn't sure this was a good idea since it was threatening to rain. But baby didn't really seem to notice.

And Lorena got to try s'mores after eating her well-done bratwurst.