At the cabin with the Family

We got together with my family for the weekend

up at the Cabin. We almost got everyone there.

My brother, Patrick got sick and did not come up

the entire time. And my sister, Karissa was unable

to make it.

The girls loved uncle Mikey's ipad. Even Brandon

got hooked. I totally need one of those. My girls

get so amused for hours on that thing.

The girls love playing with uncle Mikel.

They decided to get him out of bed one morning.

But being so ticklish they did not have much luck.

It was cold and wet at the cabin so we decided to

head to the caves.

Me and my adorable hubby!

Skyla, Michael and the girls before going in the cave.

The family in front of Minnetonka Caves.

We wish my brother and his wife and my sister could

have been there.

We had some good laughs talking about how

our family was not a good match for climbing over

800 stairs in the cave. We have the Pregnant, bad back,

M.S. survivor, out of shape, and old climbing that day, but

we had a good time and got a good work out!

I was feeling bad for Brandon having to

carry an extra 25 pounds with Sierra on

his shoulders but to be fair I was

carrying as much extra weight as well!

Plus Brandon has stronger legs then me.

So I got over feeling bad for him when I was to the

end of the cave and had to turn around and climb back

the other 400+ stairs.

I could not keep up with Riley. Kids have so much

energy. Riley was so sweet and kept telling me to

be careful and not slip.

I was worried that my kids would slip on the

wet stairs so I made all my girls have a buddy

to climb with. Paige chose Grandma for part

of the time.

Good thing we had Mikel strap on the "mommy"

carrier. Kami was so cautious on every single stair,

that it would have taken her twice as long carrying

Emery.

There were a ton of bats in the cave. They were small.

With their wings tucked in they were about the size of your

palm. This one was a few feet away along the stairs.

Kind of creepy.

You can't see as far down in this picture but

they called this the "Devils office" because it

went down 40 feet and then opened up into

a big open area. Amazing!

Skyla, Maddie and Kate

We were listening to the guide when Sierra

walked over to her cousin, Maddie just to

stand by her. So cute!

Paige got to be my climbing buddy for part

of the time.

Me and my sister, Kami

We were not aloud to touch the walls and rocks

in the cave except this one. So of course my girls

could not resist. This type of rock takes 100 years

to grow an inch from the water dripping on them.

While we were up there it was Skyla's 20th

Birthday. Michael and the girls made a fun

sign for her with the materials they had at the cabin.

Sweet kisses from Skyla's hubby.

Skyla was so cute opening her presents. She was

so anxious and we kept telling her "we'll open them later."

Brandon got a little baby time with Emery.

And of course Paige was right there too. Even

with seeing Emery everyday during the week

when I watch her the girls still can't get enough of her.

The cute cousin girls after church. I can't

believe 3 of the bunch our mine.