New Years at the Cabin

This year New Years was in the middle of the 

week and made it a little tricky for planning so

the family went to the cabin the weekend before

New Years to celebrate.

We took the kids skis and let them practice.

Owen did not like it much and it took Riley a bit

to enjoy it like the year before.  There was not much

snow and a few rocks you had to dodge.  Paige

zoomed down the hill and Riley went slow

and worked on her technique. Brandon worked with

Sierra and Owen.   Owen did not want to stand up

and Sierra loved it and after a few times down the 

hill with Brandon she was able to go down herself. 

Paige 

Riley

Sierra 

Owen

Grandpa pulled us up the hill after skiing or sledding

down.  Owen, Josh and Bailee went along for the

ride. 

Riley and Paige liked getting pulled up the hill.

Honestly though getting pulled up the hill on a 

snow board is trickier then you think.  

I caught an edge and landed in rocks.  It did not

feel too good! 

In the cozy warm cabin we read books, played

the iPads, put together puzzles, ate yummy food,

made forts, watched movies, played games and

loved every minute of it.   

Oh, and not to mention go for 4 wheeler rides.  

Which of course the men did for hours! 

For our annual tradition Grandma brought up

poppers and noise makes for the kids to have a

pre new years count down celebration!

I think the kids are the only ones who like 

the noise makers!  

Standing in the loft and letting the confetti rain down

is something we now do every year.  

I love this picture of Sierra helping Tate and Owen 

get the air hockey puck from the middle 

when it got stuck.

Their short little arms can barely reach to play. 

On sunday before we went to church Bob dedicated

the cabin.  He shard his thoughts and told us all

why he and Lisa built the cabin and how important

family is, specifically talking to the grandkids and how

they all are more important then any of the things 

we enjoy at the cabin and even the cabin it self. 

It was a touching moment to hear Bob and Lisa

tell us about the love they have for family

and the importance of it.  

I am so impressed with Brandon's parents

how they know by living their lives according

to the way the Lord wants true happiness is felt.  

I'm so grateful to be apart of a 

Christ centered family.  

On the actually day of New Years Eve as a family

went out to eat at the Brick Oven.  It's not our favorite

place but we all like pizza and it's one of the few

restaurants Brandon and I have taken the kids 

out to eat.  We still hesitate doing that.  After dinner 

we stayed home as a family and played games and had

 a count down in the front yard a couple of hours before 

midnight banging pans.  Our goal was to be

as loud as we could.  My kids could not make it to

midnight and that is one of the other reasons we

did the count down before ten.