Dining Al Fresco - and tackle basketball!

This would have to be our family dining preference lately - Al Fresco!

With all the gorgeous evenings we have taken to eating outside a lot. The kids love it - the fresh air is great and so far we haven't been too bothered by flies (Hmmm should I take that as a complaint about my cooking?!?)

It is a great time to sit and relax and seems to be a much more casual chat time.

And occasionally we even get Tony to join us (on the rare occasion he is able to have dinner with us)

After this particular meal however the kids decided a spot of basketball would be fun. Sounds like a great fun activity doesn't it...... not with this family.

Our gentle game of 2 on 2 basketball (Tony and Tasha vs Kyle and I) soon turned into tackle basketball as the adults used every means available to them to stop the kids getting goals. It involved lots of laughs, a few "not fairs", lots of puffing and ..... okay maybe one little injury (I still think they were crocodile tears!).