As seen in Multiplicty Magazine, Summer 2013 issue
Written By: Kathleen Tirella Ecker

There is nothing better than sitting outdoors after dinner on a perfect summer’s evening with a few friends while your kids are all playing together in the yard. Throw in a nice cocktail and it makes it even better, which is why summer is a great time for having your meals outdoors. Our family has a deck off of our kitchen and our children love being outside. They will eat every meal, plus snacks out on that deck. When my twins were little, they would eat at their little plastic picnic table and clean-up was a breeze. Now that everyone is “big”, we all eat at the table together. I love not having the mess in my kitchen and getting out of the kitchen, especially when you have a lot of children! Also, everyone just seems a little more relaxed when we are outside.  More