Another Perfect Summer Evening

This past weekend we decided to cross some more of our Summer Bucket List off.  In fact, we decided to cross off 4 things.  We planned a BBQ, S'mores, playing Kick the Can, and backyard camping.  My sister and her husband and kids came over for the evening and we had so much fun.  The night was so perfect and even more so with this fun family with us.
I made some watermelon "pops" for the kids.  I found the idea here.  They are just wedges of watermelon with craft sticks pushed into them.
My kids love any easy-to-eat foods.  They also loved corn on the cob on a stick.  After the BBQ we played night games with the kids.  We played Anti-i-over (the game where you have two teams, one on each side of the house.  One team throws a tennis ball to the other.  If they catch it directly, or after only one bounce they get to run around the house and try to tag members of the other team.  Anyone they tag is a prisoner and becomes part of the tagger's team.  So fun!)  We also played kick the can.  The kids loved it and it was so fun to see my kids playing the games that I loved so much when I was young.
After night games we made S'mores over the BBQ.
It was fun, although I still want a fire pit some day.
Sasha loved being around all of the kids.
Later that night we set up the tent for Josh and the kids to sleep in that night.  The boys were SO excited (and wild).
Lincoln loved the star gazing.
Josh was a champ and slept out with the boys in the tent.  They had a ball.  I love summer so much!  We have so much to do before school starts!