"Kaben"

Emily wrote in her journal at school Monday about how we "went to a kaben. It was a long driv. I had fun." Our CABIN adventure really WAS note-worthy, so I thought I'd mention it as well! We were given the opportunity to spend a few days at a friend's cabin about two hours from our house during spring break and the kids had a BLAST! We were just a few minutes walking distance from the lake, and just a short drive away from a neat playground area within the neighborhood the cabin is located. We had a beautiful view from the wall of windows in the cabin. It was such a nice get-away, and I look forward to hopefully having the opportunity to go back again soon!

I took this picture while standing on a dock near the play area, looking out across the lake to some snow-tipped mountains: (I loved the mix of beach and snowy mountains!)


The kids had a ton of fun climbing all over this old tree stump:


There was a TON of driftwood scattered all over the place, and the boys had the BEST time gathering up pieces to throw in the water and haul around:


I think Connor would have happily thrown rocks in the water ALL DAY LONG:


There aren't many pictures of me with the kids, and I thought the pretty sparkling water in the background while on vacation would be a nice opportunity to pose with them!


I LOVE this picture. I know it's completely goofy, but it shows their personalities perfectly (Emily sweetly cooperating, Jared showing off, and Connor totally clueless and carefree, eating...LOL), and captures forever a wonderful afternoon spent as a family: