The cabin had 4 bedrooms so each family got 2 - one for the grown-ups and one for the kids. The kids all slept on the lower level of the cabin which also had a nice sized rec room complete with foosball, lots of toys and a karaoke machine. We got to hear the girls sing a LOT of Hannah Montana over the course of the weekend...
We were situated at almost the top of a mountain and had a spectacular view from the front decks. It was at 3600 feet, so there was no humidity and the temperatures were mild all day and cool at night.
We took a nice hike down the mountain on Saturday morning. The kids really enjoyed the trek down. Katy needed to take a potty break just after we got started so Kevin gave her a hand up the steep hill to the cabin. He had a brilliant idea while waiting for her to get finished (you'll be able to see the brainstorm in one of the upcoming pictures).
The kids had fun with the walking sticks and did a great job setting a nice pace down the mountain. About 3/4 of the way down, Olivia began to complain that she was tired and couldn't go much further... we convinced her to go just a little further so that we could go see the waterfall at the bottom.
The kids had so much fun at the waterfall. They climbed all over the rocks and spent a good amount of time collecting small (and large!) stones to throw in the creek. Several of them ended up getting fairly wet when they "accidentally" sat down in the water...
Even though it was fun at the waterfall and creek, everyone was ready to head back to the cabin for lunch. It would just be a nice, quick mile-long trek back up the mountain...
Fortunately Kevin had had the amazing idea to drive the van to the bottom of the mountain to help ferry the kids back up! I can not even begin to imagine the amount of whining and complaining we would have had to endure on the hike back. Ryan was the only kid who hiked the whole way back, and most of the adults were feeling the burn by the time we reached our cabin.
After a relaxing lunch and some free play time, we were ready to load up the vans with the canoe and the kids and head back down the mountain to the lake below. The guys took the first group of kids out for a ride,
and then we each took turns going out as families. It was so fun to paddle around the lake and enjoy the gorgeous scenery. I got a little (!) nervous when the kids started moving around in the canoe and we would start to rock. I didn't like feeling like we were going to capsize, although Kevin assured me we were not even close to having that happen.
Olivia had found a wooden paddle back at the cabin. It was too short to use in the canoe, but she and Delaney found their own version of a canoe to play with while waiting their turns. Gotta love the imagination!
That evening we had a nice cookout on the back deck, and then the guys built a fire in the pit behind the cabin to roast marshmallows and make s'mores (Livvy called them 'snores'). There is nothing quite like s'mores and roasted marshmallows after a full day of activity.
We woke Sunday morning to lots of fog which turned into rain. Erin and I enjoyed our coffee on the covered deck while the guys loaded the vans and got the cabin back in order--it was Mother's Day, after all! Definitely a weekend to remember and one that we hope to repeat.
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