Weekend at the cabin

The kids and I went to the Nivers' cabin this weekend.  We left Midland after Avery's soccer game, and got up there about dinnertime.  Well, we got near there around dinnertime... dad had to come rescue us when I couldn't find the entrance to the property.  But, in the end we made it.

Grandpa Ron had a campfire going and had the cabin all heated up for us. We unloaded our stuff, Avery claimed the top bunk and we went outside.  The kids ran with Buddy the dog while Grandpa and I sat by the fire and cooked the steaks and potatoes.

Brian Niver came over for dinner and we were all laughing and having fun with the kids.  Brian and Grandpa left, and the kids and I went to bed.  It was really warm in there because we stoked the stove up really high so it wouldn't go out overnight.  By bedtime it was in the 40s and it rained all night, and I worried a little about what we'd do the next day if it didn't warm up or if it continued to rain.

It was a pretty long night.  The kids kept waking up and waking ME up to make sure I was still there.  They were up by 6 ... so early!  I made breakfast of bacon and eggs and blueberry muffins and by then Grandpa and Buddy were there.  Asher spent half the morning trying to get the nerve to climb the ladder up to the loft, which is a little tricky.  He finally got up there, and he was so proud of himself.  Within minutes, he started yelling for me, telling me he was too scared to come down.  Then I heard him say quietly to himself, I wish I'd never done this!! which made me and Grandpa laugh.

After breakfast we went for a ride on the quad through the Nivers' property then onto Grandpa's.  It was a gorgeous morning, although it was pretty cold.  The sun was shining and although we missed the peak colors, it was still pretty beautiful.

We came back, built another fire and sat by it warming up and eating Twizzlers.  Brian came back and Grandpa got out his guns and we all took turns shooting.  Even Asher shot one.. his first time.

Avery wasn't interested, but kept herself busy playing with the dog and trying to get water to come out of the pump on the well (which is funny, because I remember doing the same thing when I was young).

The thing that Avery was most interested in doing was going fishing.  She and Asher looked diligently and found a handful of worms so they could have bait.  Finally, before lunch, we got to go!  Brian was nice enough to take us back there.  (I only got a picture of Asher, because my primary job was the bait putter-onner and fish taker-offer)  They each caught a handful of fish and were really pleased with themselves.  And, the kids thought it was hilarious to go fishing right next to a No Fishing sign. :) 

On the way back, we stopped at what Brian called the "horsey tree" and posed the kids for a pic.  Asher looks pretty uncomfortable here, and, indeed, this picture was taken just moments after yelling at the top of his lungs that His Junk was being smooshed.  

Once we got back to the cabin, we saw that Carol, Francis, Donna and her friend Joe were all there.  We cooked dinner (more steaks!) and played for a few more minutes outside before taking off.  The kids were giggly and silly, and on the way out I asked Asher if I was going to have a problem with him on the ride home.  He thought a minute, then said "probably."  For the most part, he was right... but we were all tired.  A good tired, but tired.  This morning we all talked about when we're going to get a chance to do another weekend in the cabin, because we all had such a good time.