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We just got back for our annual Memorial Day Weekend Getaway! We have been doing this for a few years now and it's always a weekend that our kids are counting down for! We are always excited to spend the long, entire weekend with some of our very best friends!
Matthew has been counting down for "going to the cabins" since last Monday! He couldn't wait! Hadassah asked to pack her suitcase a week before actually leaving!
I knew preparing for the fun weekend always take a lot of energy and work before actually pulling out the driveway. I needed to get some groceries. I needed to clean the house. I needed to have all the laundry done. The yard mowed. The suitcases packed and ready for loading! It does take some "Mom Organizing" to get all these chores completed, but it was worth it!!! Very worth it!
Friday started really early for our house hold. Hadassah's class went on their field trip to Harrisburg. She needed to be at school by 7:15 AM! She hasn't been feeling good the past few days, so I prayed that she would have fun, feel good, and enjoy her long day! Matthew wasn't impressed at all that he had to get on the school bus alone, but he also knew that after school he was coming to the 'cabins'!
Suz and I left at 11 Friday forenoon with her three youngest and Ashlyn. We took along all we could and then left the rest for our husbands and other kids to grab when they come to join us later that evening. It was a hot day and so getting to the cabin and starting up the AC and fans was necessary! I like that we get up before the rest of the crew gets there! Suz and I get our food in the fridges, sweep up any bugs that are laying around from being in the woods, and get our rooms situated. Ashlyn did great on the way up and was entertained by the Zook kids! :)
There's a little ice cream shop near the cabin and so for a light supper for our kids, Suz and I took them there. Ashlyn enjoyed her first ice cream cone! It was a "mini cone" and very small! Perfect! I had to show her that you lick it and then eat it! She loved the chocolate and vanilla swirl flavors!
Mike, Matthew, Hadassah, Dave and Justin met us that night at 9:00. They brought a golf cart along up and some fire wood! The other 4 families joined us throughout the evening! We were ready for the weekend to begin!
Here are some highlights of Matthew's weekend!!!
Hadassah wasn't feeling the best. The creek is always a huge highlight for her, but this year she wasn't in it much. She touched her toes in the cold water and that's about it. Her, Justin and Jordan always have fun in the creek. This the first year I don't have pictures of the three of them in it together. Too bad. She did enjoy riding the golf cart though!
Ashlyn's Highlights ...
Rides ... four wheeler and golf carts!
The peaceful peace ... always a fun place to spend time!
