Meanwhile, we got all packed up and squished in the last minute items for the cabin and off we headed for the cozy cabin in the woods!!! I purposely did not give Austin a nap on Thursday, in high hopes that he would sack out as soon as we hit the road. My plan did work for Austin but Ashlyn was asking the whole way there, "Are we about there?" She finally decided to sleep the last 30 minutes before arrival!
We eat good at the cabin. It's always a full cooked breakfast around 10 AM. This gives us ladies a chance to sleep in if we want to and the hunters some time in the woods! The scrapple and eggs and toast and coffee cake and coffee all get prepared while everyone else in the cabin wakes up! We take turns preparing the meals. This time I was in charge in a supper. Mike suggested often already that when it's our turn for a supper, let's get pizza. So we did! Mike's not a big hunter anymore and maybe the boys will bring that sport back for him?. He went out one time to hunt during the weekend and he soon sent me a text saying he's bored. :))) The next night, he went for pizza instead. Plus, brother Jason did shot a doe and left us bring home the meat for our freezer!!! It's a win, win! :)))
Games is something we usually play a lot of! This time it was some Panic or Dice. We didn't get too competitive and the books seemed to take higher priority this weekend. The kids did play some shuffle board outside though on Daudy's new game!!! The weather was perfect for them to go outside and shuffle!!!
Bears is something we see just about every trip to the cabin. They are wild brown bears from the woods and they know where to find us! For many, many years, an older man and his wife fed the wild bear at the same location as what is now ... Dad's cabin. Richard and Anne lived in their little cabin for a long time and Richard had a hobby of feeding the bears. Sometimes they came often enough to almost become his pets. Other times, he had to board up his windows because of a few certain bears that would be bold enough to come right up to the cabin for more honey or tasty cakes or donuts. When this dear couple got old and then passed away, Dad bought this piece of property with the tiny cabin now empty. Just two years ago, Dad tore the tiny, drafty, musty cabin down and built a new, beautiful cabin right in the same place! We now have much more room! Plenty of space for the whole family and the kids can run around and have a good time. A kitchen that allows us to appreciate cooking there!!! It's a beautiful location back in the mile long lane!!! It's become our family vacation spot and we love it when we go!!! Thanks again Dad and Mom!!!
Mommy D. was along up this time too and she bought the girls all a coloring book when we went out to Ollie's the one afternoon.
There was lots of coloring papers and crayons around all weekend!!! Fun, fun!
Mike would much rather be on the tractor than sitting in the woods. And so would Austin!!!!! Austin got tractor rides and golf cart rides and strolls in the woods with his daddy!!!
A few years ago, the kids made a great big tee pee in the woods. It is still there and something that they play in every single time we visit the cabin!!! This time there were making a "garden" by it.
Ginger got to go along too!
On the three hour trip back home yesterday, we got into a major traffic jam. Thanks to Penn State, our trip took us four hours to get home. We also did a record breaker for potty stops on the way home. Goodness, four times is just way too many stops to pee. Come on kids!!! :/// But while we waited in the traffic jam, we viewed the leaves and ate ice cream! Instead of letting it get us impatient and all up tight, Mike and sat together and laughed at the kids. When one wasn't whining or teasing the other, the other one would want a drink. And then have to pee. And then get hungry. And then ask for Peter Rabbit to play for the hundredth time! :))) It was one thing after the next! We do realize that the kids are growing so fast and the years do go by quickly and so why not just laugh at the ciaos???
There's something about these raw colors that I love!!!
At one out of the four potty stops, Mike grabbed two ice cream cones!!! We shared and laughed and hopped that the traffic would get moving soon!!!
That had to be the longest trip home from Clearfield but we made it!!! Without getting all bent out of shape!!! :)))
Thanks for the fun weekend family!!! We now have a deer at the butcher shop waiting to be made into balonie. We have these fun pictures to record our memories! We had another weekend of laughter, games and yummy food!!! We are cheering for the upcoming volleyball games that Hadassah will help play!!! We are so incredibly blessed!!!
