The Pool Was a Priority. So They Dove Into the Details

How to describe a summer afternoon at Monika and Darren Bennett’s Vancouver home? Informal barbecues happen most days, so you’ll typically find kids splashing in the pool, a loaded grill, and friends and neighbors hanging out. "Because we have this open space looking out to the park, friends from down the street will wander in and join us for dinner," says Monika. "We have people over almost every day, in a casual, unplanned way." Darren puts it a different way: "There's just a lot of good yelling."