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Our cabin was big and comfy and could hold up to 16 guests...
Dad and Sallye bought the kids a huge stocking and filled with Christmas toys:)
JJ brought his playstation....So when we were having downtime in the cabin, this is what Kohen was doing.....
Saturday morning after we ate breakfast...Kresee and I bundled up to go outside to walk around...It was awesome...It was sooooo quiet---you couldn't hear a thing....It was just her and I and this dog....His name was Buckaroo and he was the BEST dog ever!
We quickly figured out that he loved if you threw sticks for him...He wasn't going to bring them back, but he wanted you to throw them...Of course there were plenty of sticks laying around so Kresee fell in love with the dog immediately...
Then Kohen came outside and thought Buckaroo was great as well....
There was a horse right by the cabin...He was young--only 2 yrs old and was in the process of being broken....He would walk right up to you and the kids loved him....
Saturday late morning, we spent time getting all the 4 wheelers out and ready....The others took some rides...JJ was nice enough to take Kohen wherever he wanted to go....Kresee and Daddy just watched....
Dad stayed busy cooking for everyone the whole weekend...He and Sallye brought some great food and were great at keeping everyone full....I haven't eaten that much in a long time:)....
JJ and Kohen....They got along great...He is just a big 'ole kid so Kohen did well with him....
He always had this "mean and I'm cool" face.....
We ate lunch and then the 6 of us went on a 2 hr horseback ride excursion through the woods....The kids stayed back at the cabin...Dad took Kohen on the four-wheeler and Kresee napped and watched her movies....IT was the best thing I've done in awhile...If I could do that 2-3 times each week, I would have no reason to be stressed out...Being out there in the woods on that horse just enjoying yourself and taking it all in was perfect...Now if my butt didn't hurt so bad by the end, it would have been even better...I rode Buster and Kerry rode Dusty....My horse liked to trip...But we were on a tiny little trail with tons of rocks and wood everywhere...One time he fell so badly I really thought I was going to fly off the front!...Since the kids didn't go, they left Johnny saddled up so Kohen could be taken on a walk...He loved it....Kresee was not so interested....
She didn't even want to pet the horse....I would stand close to him and she of course was like "Nope"
She did LOVE all the horse poo (she's a little obsessed with poop right now)...So she thought it was great seeing the mounds of it...She still goes around saying "Horsie poopie"
She did allow me to get on Johnny and she sat there with me....We didn't last very long---a few minutes if that....
They let Kohen take Johnny back to the stable....
After the horse ride, we bundled up to go on a late afternoon hay ride....
Kohen just wanted a million marshmellows in his.....
Both mornings Kresee would wake up and want in this chair so she could drink her milk and watch a movie (Elmo or Baby Einstein)...This is where she did her napping too:)
Sunday morning we ate breakfast...Kerry thought it would be a good idea for him and I to run the road to the main highway...Yes, it was only 2.5 miles BUT it the hilliest (is that a word!) run I've ever done...We survived!...
She didn't even want to pet the horse....I would stand close to him and she of course was like "Nope"
She did LOVE all the horse poo (she's a little obsessed with poop right now)...So she thought it was great seeing the mounds of it...She still goes around saying "Horsie poopie"
She did allow me to get on Johnny and she sat there with me....We didn't last very long---a few minutes if that....
They let Kohen take Johnny back to the stable....
After the horse ride, we bundled up to go on a late afternoon hay ride....
Afterwards the lady who runs the ranch made us yummy smores and hot chocolate...I think Kohen ate about 3 of them!...Kresee enjoyed her hot chocolate....
Kohen just wanted a million marshmellows in his.....
Both mornings Kresee would wake up and want in this chair so she could drink her milk and watch a movie (Elmo or Baby Einstein)...This is where she did her napping too:)
Sunday morning we ate breakfast...Kerry thought it would be a good idea for him and I to run the road to the main highway...Yes, it was only 2.5 miles BUT it the hilliest (is that a word!) run I've ever done...We survived!...After that, we just spent the day hanging out and riding on the 4 wheelers....
Ready to go out to hit the ATV trails...Kohen was pumped to go and ride....
Kresee did great...If we stopped she would say "Daddy gooooo"....It was crazy bumpy and she managed to fall asleep!....This is her zonked out!
Kresee's favorite thing was to see the horsies...That's all she really talked about....We went out Saturday late afternoon to feed the horses whatever we had---lettuce, tomatoes, celery, carrots, etc....
Buckaroo was very serious about watching those horses....He had some beef with the big white one...He didn't want that horse to make a wrong move....Needless to say I thought the horse was going to kick him...Luckily, nothing bad happened...I don't know what was wrong with those 2 but they did not like each other:)
Dad and Kohen cooked the Hobo dinners on Saturday night...I've never heard of it...Basically you make like big meatloaf balls and put them in some foil along with with some cut up potatoes, carrots, onions, salt and pepper...Cook them over the fire for about an hour and a half and they are done...It was so yummy!
Ready to go out to hit the ATV trails...Kohen was pumped to go and ride....
Kresee did great...If we stopped she would say "Daddy gooooo"....It was crazy bumpy and she managed to fall asleep!....This is her zonked out!
Kresee's favorite thing was to see the horsies...That's all she really talked about....We went out Saturday late afternoon to feed the horses whatever we had---lettuce, tomatoes, celery, carrots, etc....
Buckaroo was very serious about watching those horses....He had some beef with the big white one...He didn't want that horse to make a wrong move....Needless to say I thought the horse was going to kick him...Luckily, nothing bad happened...I don't know what was wrong with those 2 but they did not like each other:)
Dad and Kohen cooked the Hobo dinners on Saturday night...I've never heard of it...Basically you make like big meatloaf balls and put them in some foil along with with some cut up potatoes, carrots, onions, salt and pepper...Cook them over the fire for about an hour and a half and they are done...It was so yummy!
We stayed up that night playing Catch Phrase and Mad Gab....We headed out early Monday morning....Seriously had a really great time with the family....Somewhere I would have never thought to go and I would definately go back in a heartbeat....Kohen cried and cried this morning when I said we were getting up to go home...He was NOT ready to leave....Poor thing....But we reminded him that we are taking him skiing next month:)
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Great photos! Looks so fun!
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