to the cabin we will go

We've had such a fun week! We FINALLY got on the upswing of Will and his tonsillectomy. It was a really rough few days. One morning when we woke up, Will asked to watch a movie, so I thought maybe we should just go to one instead. :) I was trying to think of something low key and not too active that would be fun for him and get him out of the house. We went to see Brave. The boys really liked it, it was a cute movie and I loved the music!

Will had fallen asleep one afternoon so he was up until late one night. I was so happy to see him with a smile on his face... it had been a while! And of course he's playing the wii (addicted!)

Will holding his second cousin - my GREAT niece Maysa

 

So our vacation started with us heading up to Logan when Scott got off work one afternoon. We spent the night in Logan, hung out with family and then the next morning, we headed up to my sister's house in Idaho. We spent a few days there, lots of chit chatting, working on the farm, holding the babies (both my nieces just had babies), riding the horses and just having lots of fun.

 My other cutie pie great niece Rhen

 Having some Doritoes - Carver (my great nephew, Rhen's older brother, Eli and Will)

 Scott and Eli going for a horse ride..... like the tiny saddle? It was my nieces. :)

 Practicing their roping skills at the farm - look out dad!

 On Sunday after church, we left my sisters and headed to the cabin. Road tripping is so fun!

 Finally there! The boys love to stick their heads out the sunroof while we drive the dirt road to the cabin. It is always so exciting when we arrive at the cabin. This trip, we took my brother Mike and his family and my sister Krista and her family with us.

 We had a full moon while we were at the cabin. It was AMAZING, it was so awesome to watch it come up over the trees every night. My picture doesn't do it justice, but I tried! The sunsets were also so pretty while we were there, we love it up there!

We had a blast as usual. It was super fun to spend the Fourth of July at the cabin. My pictures are a little out of order..... but we went to Ashton to watch the fireworks. Eli thought they were great, this was the first time he has really seen them and he loved it!

 Before the fireworks!

So at the cabin, we don't get a whole lot of sleep, so by the end of the trip we get a little wacky.... here's proof: my sister and I are weird! We gave the boys pirate rings and this is what WE did with them..... don't judge!

 Let's be honest, it is always blissful when Eli falls asleep in the car!

 After we went to the cabin, we spend a couple days at Glenn and Martha's. Will and Eli love being at their house!

We were so excited to get to see Liz! She is here for a couple weeks from Arizona. We were dressed almost identical, same flip flops, almost same shorts, very similar shirts, and we painted our nails the same. I love Liz, she is the little sis I never got to have! She is always so fun to be around and she makes me laugh almost as much as Scott does. ;)

Now back to the cabin and my out of order pictures! :) Our first day at the cabin, we took everyone to Mesa Falls. It is always fun to see them, especially with people who've never seen them before.

 Eli loves cousin Mallory!

 Group shot at the Falls

 Finally made it to Yellowstone! We saw one tiny section of Yellowstone so we could go to Cave Falls.

One of the morning of the Fourth, we sent the kids on a treasure hunt. They went all over the place looking for their treasure, but they had a lot of fun doing it! They were so cute helping each other and helping the littlest cousins along the way.

 They had to go through the weeds to find their treasure! Once they found it, I think they all thought it was worth it. :) It was full of candy and surprises. We didn't need a parade this year, we had lots of treats!

After our treasure hunt, we went on the tubes down the river. The kids always LOVE it. Eli was crazy..... while we were getting the tubes situated in the river, I told him to wait until Scott got in with him. Well, he decided to take a running jump and flung himself in the river, luckily he landed right in the middle of a tube! He thought it was awesome and I freaked out and Scott had to jump in to grab the tube before he started floating away!

My cute boys on the river!

 Three of my cute nieces. They were CRAZY, but had a lot of fun going down 3 to a tube!

 On our last day at the cabin, we tie-dyed shirts. The kids had a lot of fun doing them and they turned out really cute! It is definitely a project we will do again sometime.

We had such a fun trip! Our favorite part of the cabin is always how relaxing it is. It is always so much fun, the kids stayed easily entertained, we get to relax, read books, watch movies, play games, and eat way too much good food! It was a great trip and such a fun time for us to spend together as a family. Scott has been super busy and this is the first vacation time he has had since Christmas! Every time we leave the cabin our boys cry and don't want to go, and we are always thinking of when we will be able to come back! Until next time......