Cabin

We have been spending a lot of time at the cabin over the past 3 months. We have been working on finishing the basement and are managing the project ourselves. Brett has the advantage that he can still do his job from there so he doesn't have to take too many vacation days. I’m not too big on living in the snow. The kids don't like the snow too much, especially when it's windy and cold outside. We had a few sunny days that we enjoyed going outside and sledding down the huge snow drift behind our cabin. We attempted to make a snowman but the snow was so powdery that it didn't stay together very well. Sledding was fun- at least Alana enjoyed it. Addy was pretty scared but went down a couple times. She really doesn’t like the snow and cry’s if her gloves fall off. Brett has spent a lot of time working on the basement and we've made a lot of progress. The plumber, electrician, and HVAC guys got their work done. We got a nice big Jacuzzi bathtub for the bathroom downstairs.

Our next trip to the cabin in February: We’ve enjoyed the weather at the cabin it has been sunny and warm. We went out for a walk, I pulled the kids on the sled and we found a big hill across the road that we had fun sledding down. The hardest part was carrying Allden up the hill. It got up to 50 degrees so it was really nice, snow was melting and icicles were falling off the cabin. The roads were getting all muddy. I like the sunny warm days but hate the cold snowy days that we can’t go outside.Saturday was a beautiful sunny day so we went down the road and went tubing down a big hill. We had a great time. Alana was having so much fun going down on a little sled by herself and Brett and I would take turns taking Addy and Allden down the mountain. The last run of the day I was watching Alana fly down the mountain and all of the sudden she turned her sled and crashed into a tree! My heart stopped it scared me so bad! She was crying, and said her back hurt. I ran up the hill and Brett ran down to get her. After a few minutes she was fine and wanted to tube the rest of the way down with Brett and she wanted to go to another hill to keep sledding. She was lucky and we thanked Heavenly Father that night for protecting her.
Our last trip up up to the cabin in March was nice. The basement is just about finished! Now we just need to bring up the furniture and it will be ready for renters. The weather has been much warmer and the snow has melted quite a bit. The snow is turning icy so we were finally able to pack the snow and made a good snow man. The girls have really enjoyed sledding down the big hill across the street and playing in the snow. We have enjoyed the time up at the cabin. It's so peaceful and quiet and relaxing. It's a nice getaway from the hubub at home.