Yeah they are! I've always liked having a fire pit and lighting a nice fire, we had a small one at my parents house and nothing as formal as this one is but it was a lot of fun.
The neighbors situation has taken a turn for the worse since writing this post! Lol. They tried to get us in trouble with some bullshit saying we are starting "brush fires" but as you can see, that's not at all the case and they are just miserable old coots. We are going to challenge them on it and make them eat their words! There is nothing wrong with a controlled fire like this, and it helps far more than it hurts. It just annoys me that people can't leave a kid and his dad enjoying some nice outdoor father-son time alone, especially since we aren't doing anything dangerous or harmful.
Too bad what is going on with the neighbors. People are sometimes so bad-intentioned. I hope you don't have any problems.
Happy Sunday!