Families are like fudge....: September 2012

We didn't plan our annual bear lake trip this year, because we were going to Colorado. But we all were sad about it and the kids kept talking about it, so last minute we found out everyone could go labor day weekend. I was lucky enough to find a perfect cabin that was actually available and it worked out perfectly.

On friday, we got all loaded up and ready so we could pick Kaydee up from preschool and leave. We decided to meet Chris and Amy at Noodles for lunch, and have them follow us. Grandma and Papa were going to come up a couple hours later. So we headed up and stopped in Logan for gas, when Jeff noticed the fender was coming off on the boat trailer. So the guys dropped us and the kids off at the park at the bottom of Logan canyon and left to go get some new nuts and bolts. We ended up being there for like 2 hours while they got it all fixed, and the kids were bored, but Amy was so good at playing with and entertaining the kids while I tried to keep Maycee from getting hurt, and trying to run off to the water.

We got up to the cabin and grandma and papa showed up about 20 minutes later. We got unpacked and started up the grill to make hamburgers. The kids loved the basement of the cabin where there were toys and a train table. After dinner, I got out a craft I brought which was little buckets to collect seashells in, and I got puffy paint for the kids to decorate them with. That night, the kids got in their jammies and we watched the Lorax and put them to bed. The adults stayed up and played a game and the girls won. Hee hee.

Saturday it rained and rained. We did find a little time to go to the beach and the kids collected seashells and played in the sand. Maycee was hilarious. She had sand in every place imaginable. But she had fun which is what counts. We went back to the cabin and bathed the kids and had lunch, and Grandma did a treasure hunt for the kids. They got all sorts of fun things. Balls, silly string, foam airplanes, bubbles, beach stuff, etc. And then went to the park and walked down to the beach from there. Then it started raining again so we ran to the car and headed back to the cabin where we hung out the rest of the day.

Sunday was much better weather. The guys left early and got us a spot on the beach and then they left on the boat and went fishing. When they were done they came and picked us up so the kids could ride on the boat. Sydnee did better this year but was still nervous. Kaydee loved it and wants to go as fast as possible. And Maycee hated wearing a life jacket, but she was falling asleep in the boat.

That afternoon, we went to lunch and got raspberry shakes. Yum! Afterwards, we drove to Minnetonka cave and we had to wait for an hour and a half until the next available tour. The kids had all fallen asleep, so I just sat with them and let them have naps in the truck while we waited.

The cave was really fun. Sydnee whined a little bit about all the walking (400 and something stairs each way), and she hated it at the bottom when they shut off the lights. But Kaydee loved every minute of it. She did really good.

That night after putting the kids to bed, we blew up balloons for Christian's birthday.

Monday we got up and watched Bubba open some presents and had yummy cinnamon roll waffles for breakfast. Then it was time to pack up and head out. We stopped at a little zoo in Logan and it was perfect weather and lots of fun. Then we went and had a birthday lunch at a yummy restaurant, and then we all headed home.