Summer S'mores!

Nothing says "summer" better than a barbeque, don't you think?

Many of the foreigners here at New Day just love summer cookouts, so we were determined to find a fire pit so that we could bring this little taste of home to New Day. After quite a bit of searching (this is not a normal thing to purchase in China!) with no luck, we finally ordered a custom fire pit right here in the village, made by a local welder who makes and sells metal drums.

So Friday night we let the older kids stay up a little past bedtime so they could join us in a favorite American tradition - making s'mores! Victoria, Sophie and Emily absolutely loved toasting the marshmallows and assembling the s'mores. Emily slowly turned her toasting stick, making sure her marshmallow was toasted evenly all the way around. Victoria preferred to let hers get pretty well charred, and Sophie was somewhere in the middle. But when it came time to eat, the girls were not a huge fan of the sticky messiness. Instead, they opted to sample the grilled hot dogs and mushrooms. (Yes, you read that right. These girls chose mushrooms over s'mores.)

Brett on the other hand, LOVED all of it from beginning to end! His shirt, face, and fingers were covered in chocolate marshmallow goo!