Let's eat out

Look! Up in the sky! What could it be?

To steal a Facebook post from one of my favorite authors, Michael Perry, "The sun comes out and I react like a baffled animal...what is in my EYES!?!...FIRE IN THE SKY!"

After eight straight days of rain, and nearly a third of our all-to-short-to-begin-with summer nearly gone, we at last got a day of summer-like weather. And you better believe we made the most of it. Determined to soak up every second of sunshine we could get, I moved Sydney's folding table onto the front porch for breakfast.

Cocoa Puffs taste so much better in the great outdoors. That is, until you spill a few into the garden. AJ, noting how much the little brown puffs resemble something else we often find in the garden, commented, "The rabbits are going to think it's poop."

Lunchtime followed with a picnic at Playfront park.

 

We couldn't stop there. Jeff was working, but I managed to light up the grill in the backyard (that makes my record two-for-two this year.)

Quick! Note the happy expression on Sydney's face. It didn't last long. 

Various backyard bugs took an interest in us and our meal, and all it took was one itty-bitty black winged thing to land on her arm and the drama queen was ready to head back indoors.
She'll have time to practice and perfect her insect-swatting ability. We'll be spending plenty of time outdoors in the near future. Thankfully, the weather forecast sounds quite pleasant for several days to come.