Since the kids had both Friday
and Monday off over Labor Day weekend we figured it'd be the perfect time to take off for the cabin. While we did fit in a little bit of wood hauling, the guys (Brad & Dad) took it upon themselves to preform most of the labor and the rest of us got to leisure at our will.
Here are a few highlights...
Marshmallow roasting is always a must!
A bear hunt.
Alex put in a request for a bunny hunt next time around
so she wouldn't be so scared afterward.
4 wheel rides
("day are willy mut fasta dan duh whino wides" - Johnny)
Sipping hot chocolate on the porch in the mornings
Just hanging out and forgetting about the to do list waiting for us back at home.
Last week Johnny had his first field trip of the year and for once got to go to the Fire Station as more than a tag along. It was a different station than we usually go to and the fire fighter who gave us the tour even gave the kids a little ride in the truck which he is still talking about. Johnny was always right up in the front of the group, paying close attention. Until the fire fighter started to put on all of his gear and Johnny slowly started creeping to the back of the group. Apparently he was scared of the guy all dressed up which is interesting since the whole reason he put it all on was to show them that he wasn't scary. The last few years he's gone he never had a problem with it and thought the guy was pretty cool all dressed up. Go figure.
It took a marshmallow bribe to get him to stand next to him for a picture and to try on his coat.
Brad and I had the 
And our evenings were filled with bumps, sets and spikes.
Below is Phil 
Our first night there we did take the opportunity to catch The Variety Show out on the strip.
My favorite part of the show was 
We have a Wii game called "Outdoor Adventure" where you can jump rope, run races, rock climb, kayak and much more. One "adventure" the kids like in particular is the mine cart race where you have to lean in the direction the track is curving to keep your cart from falling off of the track. When you start the game you have the option of playing by yourself, playing competitively or using teamwork. On this occasion both boys wanted to play and so I chose "teamwork" and they ended up at the mine carts. At first I wasn't sure how this would turn out but after working out a few kinks we saw that they figured it out on there own. We'll have to get them to play it again some time when we have a video recorder handy. We were trying not to laugh too hard to make them self-conscious of what they were doing but it was quite a sight to see.