First backyard fire of year

We usually have had a dozen or more backyard fires by this time in the year but somehow, perhaps because we spend more time on the new deck, we had our first one tonight. At first I feared it would be a wash with the girls suddenly unable to come, but Xander and Terri, Emma and her folks, as well as Paul all made it over and we tried out the new hand made marshmallows (a bit too sweet and difficult to roast and dangerous to eat).