The first step in building a fire at the Logan House is:
Help dad crumple up newspaper to put in the bottom of the fire pit:
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Step 2: Hand dad the firewood:
(Because only he knows how to place the wood in the correct spots....)
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Step 3: Light the newspaper on fire:
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Step 4: Have your dad tell you, you are not doing it right:
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Step 5: Actually light the newspaper on fire:
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Step 6:
Always have someone guarding the marshmallows:
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(Although I'm not too sure that's exactly what she was doing....)
Step 7: Hang out in your snuggies your Grammy made you while you wait for the fire to build up:
(Because even though it is May, it is a little chilly outside!!)
Step 8: Ignore dad as he puts lighter fluid on the fire to make it bigger.
Step 9: Roast marshmallows on the fire:
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Step 10: Light your marshmallows on fire, because it's funny:
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That concludes Fire Building 101.
It may not be the right way, but it works at our house. ;-)
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