We just spent the last few days with the Lapp Family at an all time favorite cabin in the woods with a pool, pool table, outdoor kitchen, basketball courts, baseball diamond and very beautiful rooms!!! The Bim Cabin has been our sweet vacation spot for years now with the Lapps but this was the first since we were there without dad and with the new renovations. We needed to cancel our spot last year because Dad was so sick and dying. This was the first that we were at this sweet spot again … but now without Dad. We miss him like crazy but we still got out the Settlers games and Marble Chase and had a good time!!!
Gorgeous rooms!
Baseball diamond!
Our princess decided to come to our bedroom instead of sleeping with Mommy Lapp and so that next morning, when we got out of bed, she climbed in it!!!
Pool games!!!
The pool is a huge attraction for the kids but the weather was not in our favor all weekend!!! I left on Thursday morning with Mom and Anna Ruth and our children and headed to this beautiful cabin. Thursday afternoon was warm and we enjoyed the pool so much! Thursday night, Mike and John Ervin met us there with Matthew! Friday and Saturday the rest of the family joined the fun but the weather wasn't nice. Friday it was raining most of the day and chilly. The pool water was on the warm side though and it didn't stop the kids from swimming some. Then on Saturday, it was still rainy, overcast, cloudy and not sunny! We so badly wished for nicer weather but we got out the games and still got the dads and little ones to the ball diamond for some pitch and hit!
Austin and Felicia had so much together again!!!
And these girls … had a blast!!! They swam and splashed together. Painted nails together. Got invited to sleep with Mommy Lapp in her king size bed! Giggled and laughed!!! What a party!
Settlers is a favorite Lapp Family game for some of us!!! We played one game after the next! This is when I miss Dad so much! He was the best Settlers player because he played to win! He tried to demand trades and when everyone else said no to his offer, he would look at mom in desperation. He wasn't the best loser but it was enough to always want to start another game!!!
One of the additions that were built since the last time we were there is the new outdoor kitchen! It is totally awesome and here's the view from right inside of it!
We were really hoping and wishing to spend all of our meals and game times out here but the weather kept us mostly inside!!! We hope next year, we will have lots of sunshine and more time out here!
This got used a lot more than usual because of the weather conditions. Matthew and Mike played game after game of pool. Lots of ping pong and air hockey too!
And on Saturday, I sat under roof to take these photos. It was raining but the kids didn't seem to mind.
Look at this beautiful outdoor kitchen just off of the pool area!
Steve was the sport man and swam with the kids.
Austin was the water duck! His hair never stayed dry like James and Janessa's did! :)
Diving board memories!
We ate good meals and snacks. We laughed and got irked in games. The campfire night was good and the rains held off long enough to roast some marshmallows and chat around the fire.
We packed up on Saturday afternoon and even though the weather wasn't nice, we were not ready to leave!!! Next time we have to stay longer!!! We ate our last meal out in the outdoor kitchen because the cleaners had already showed up and needed to clean before the next crew showed up to enjoy this place! I went inside and grabbed two garage bags for the trash cans outside but when I went to put the trash bags in place, there was already some trash in the one. I grabbed the side and went to dump the trash in my clean trash bag when I dropped the waste can and screamed!!! A baby opossum was inside the trash can!!! It just peered up at me not moving! It scared me so bad and totally freaked me out! Matt grabbed the waste can and took it out to the grass and was acting like a total goof with the kids laughing but us moms screaming!!! "Don't let it loose here! Take it to the woods! Kill it! Kids stay back!!!" These were some of the rants!!! Ritchie went and grabbed the waste can and took it up to the woods and let it run out. So gross!!!
Thank you so much Mom Lapp for the reservations and planning you do to make this always happen for the family!!!
