Fourth of July Weekend

We are not fireworks kind of people; you seen one show, you've seen them all. Our little family would rather spend time in the woods, being one with nature...with the comforts of a cabin of course. We went up on Thursday and stayed until Sunday.

Phillip's dad joined us Friday afternoon. We enjoyed his company. Unfortunately his mom wasn't able to join us because she was out of town. When "Grampa" arrived he asked Meghan if she wanted to play in the sprinkler. She showed interest at first, but quickly lost it. I wasn't thinking when I packed her clothes, so I wasn't prepared for her to play in the water. I did tell her that she could but would have to do soin just her diaper.

Saturday morning the guys went fishing. Meghan and I had breakfast without them, I saved them some and proceeded to clean up. After I cleaned up I went out to read on the deck and watch Meghan play. She wanted to play in the dog's water dish, but that is a no-no in this family. So I went inside and found her a pitcher and wash basin to play in instead. Meghan spent a long time playing in the water.

Eventually our fishermen returned home. After they ate their breakfast, "Grampa" asked Meghan if she wanted to play in the sprinkler. She was so excited, I stripped her down to her diaper. But when it came down to it, she didn't want to play in the sprinkler. I had gone back inside to clean up the guys' breakfast dishes. When I came back outside...this is what I found.

Why play in the sprinkler when you have a perfectly functioning wash basin?

The cabin has indoor plumbing, to include a shower....but bathing a toddler who doesn't like water in her face in the shower did not seem like fun to me. The next best thing? The kitchen sink of course....Gramma April probably cringes at the thought....

Fun times at the cabin

After I dropped Elder Stephenson off at the MTC and took my friend to the airport, I went back home to pick up my family so that we could spend a few days up at my in-law's cabin. We went up on Wednesday, my in-law's joined us on Friday and we all went home Saturday afternoon. I think it is safe to say that any time spent at the cabin is fun time had by all.

Whenever we go to the cabin we do at least one dutch oven meal. Phillip is the dutch oven cook in our family. This time we did our usual dutch oven chicken and potatoes. For dessert I had an inspired idea that I am sure has been done all over the country...it was delicious nonetheless. We did brownies baked in a dutch oven on top of a can of cherries, of course we opened the can and poured the cherries into the dutch oven. It was unanimous that a scoop of vanilla ice cream was the only improvement that could have been made to the desert.


Meghan loves taking people by the hand and going for walks. Here she is on a walk with her Grandma.




In May we bought Meghan these boots at Cabela's. They were on sale, too cute, and perfect for playing up in the dirt and mud at the cabin. Meghan loves these boots....and as you can tell she has a great fashion sense.