A brisk wind was blowing. Snowflakes began to dust the ground. The sun set behind the mountain. A toasty fire burned in the fireplace. It was a beautiful winter night….
Winter Sunset at Cabin
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Our DIY Rustic Wood Gate
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One of the things that was on our “to-do” list for our next visit to the cabin was putting up a fence for the dogs. Now, we didn’t want to spend a ton of money, and we needed something that was easy as the ground is hard at the cabin. We looked at our different options, and just decided on t-posts and some cattle fence. The only issue was that I didn’t want to use a cattle or chain-link gate. I wanted something that looked nice. We finally decided that we would just make our own gate, so we could…
We decided that we would head to the cabin for Thanksgiving for a much needed family break from the routine. As you know, last year we arrived to a flooded cabin, so our relaxing plans were thrown out the window. This year, we arrived at the cabin on Thanksgiving due to a little delay in leaving the day before as planned. I admit that as we pulled up I was probably holding my breath a little until we opened the door to a perfectly fine cabin. 😉 We quickly unloaded the truck, so we could relax for the evening. Originally,…
Horse Camp Fall 2013 – Day Two
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Day two of horse camp began with a drive through the desert to go see a large oak tree in the middle of the desert. Obviously, this is an odd, but cool site. The kids learned a bit about the oak tree and discussed how it may have gotten to the location. Then the exploring began…. The kids were totally into climbing around all of the boulders. Munchkin and JJ decided to take a bit of a different route as they wanted to get to the other side of the big suspended rock. They then climbed up and over and…
Horse Camp Fall 2013 – Day One
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Munchkin had the opportunity to attend horse camp this week, so we took advantage it. Day one began with a walk down the street to meet up with Mr. Jack for lessons in roping. He patiently talked to the entire group and explained the technique. Each child then took a turn. I was so impressed with how he worked with each child in a way that allowed every single child to successfully rope the practice steer. After the roping lessons, the kids each were assigned a horse to ride, and the craziness of getting everyone saddled up began. Munchkin’s horse Dixie is…