Cabin Time 2020

We just got back from a 3 day Welch fam Cabin trip. It was great to be at the family cabin again.  Our last time there was Labor Day 2017.  It’s been too long.  Wayne’s bishoping and life just got in the way, and our summers got away from us...anyway ...it was fun to be back.  We love riding all over the dirt trails on 4 wheelers. SO grateful the Madsen's are so willing to let us use them.

The grandkids LOVED it!.

We just had a great time hanging out, playing games, Sophia and Alfie and I had 2 “cabin miracles” playing the card game Trash-- and we celebrated loud and hard with a dance party.  We had two nights of S'mores.... and campfire singing... we are really good at "running over" "You are my sunshine" "let it go" and "I am a child of God"

-- We also loved not being on our phones, eating junk food, riding around, and canoeing.  Laila took Jet up as well, and he was in DOG heaven.  He ran and ran and had his first experience of trying the water and swimming.  HE would shake off all over the canoe spectators, so everyone got wet. The canoes were a big grandkid hit-- but Andrew especially loved them. 

Sophia had us all make a movie called “Lost in the woods” and Wayne was the evil guard who worked for the evil witch- Melinda… who had cast a spell on all these travelers lost in the woods.  We were all in it-- except Alex who volunteered his camera skills.  Sophia did a great job with our 8-minute movie. 

We walked to the “rock-throwing place”  where all of the littles would go and throw rocks which started 27 years ago.  Alfie and Tayla loved it…. I tried to remember some of the funny songs we would sing as we walked and shared those too like, “let me see your funky chicken...what’s that you say?”  AND when Lady asked to be picked up and carried on the walk, I told her what I always told 2-year-old Monson-- “it’s a walk, not a carry.”  She just looked confused.  Of course Lady is so light weight, she is easy to carry.

Bre brought up her nail painting stuff and all of us got our nails done, and we all did the Sour Ball challenge to see who could keep a straight face with all of the sour in their mouth. Alfie was the only winner. It didn't even phase him.

Wayne came down on Saturday night because he had to be at church in the morning, then he drove back up and packed us all up and we got home on Sunday afternoon.  

I’m counting my blessings that I get to have 7 grandkids that all live close that can come and play with me all weekend.  They are a joy!