We had been looking forward to the cabin trip since last year it was such a fun time. Unfortunately this year was a big downer and we need to do some revamping if we are going again next year. Matt and I reserved the cabin and although the individual bedrooms were better than last year the house was to small for everyone. Matt and I shared the basement with Nate and Maddi. We were all in bunk beds which the kids thought was pretty cool. We got there on Thursday night and made dinner since everyone else was several hours behind us. We got the kids all bathed and to bed before anyone else arrived. Emy slept on the bottom bunk and Hallie and Gracie on the top. Matt and I slept on the bed next to Emy it was a full and to little for 2 adults to sleep in for sure. The Norr's and the Grahams arrived later that night.
The next morning Nic started some crafts with the kids to keep them busy. This year each of the married kids brought a dinner and my parents did breakfast and lunch. It ended up kinda being a mess. There wasn't enough food, people were hungry, and we spent just as much as last year when we had a ton of food. Doesn't make a lot of sense but it was a sore subject for sure. The kitchen was so nice and large enough for all of us for seating but the living space to hang out in was to little.
Another huge downer was the lack of snow. Last year we got dumped on and this year we were searching for snow for the kids to play in. It did allow for some walks but the kids weren't really into that. They wanted to go sleigh riding
The sleigh riding was short lived as we were sledding on man made snow that had melted and turned into ice. It ended up being dangerous and Maddi ran into one of the snow making machines they had on site while she was sledding with the kids. Luckily she was ok but we were definitely done sledding
As you can see Em was not a fan
Kyle grabbed the truck and brought it so we could load the kids and the sleds in so they didn't have to ride back
Some of the guys went shooting while we were there and of coarse while they were gone we had a visitor. Kyle was very sad he missed him
The kids found some linkin logs in the closet and had a great time with them
Em was obsessed with Griff and Ady. Luckily they are both really patient babies
The kids were dying to open the gifts so Saturday morning once Kim & Ez arrived we let the kids open their gifts.
We had some treats for the kids and Em was a fan of the dip sticks...look at that face
I had a hard time at the cabin I felt trapped and my mom had said she would have plenty of food for me which there was not. But there wasn't enough food for anyone so they ordered pizza only problem they had no gluten free options so I had a nap with Em while everyone else ate pizza. It was a rough trip in that aspect for sure
Em was in heaven
I think we all got some snuggles in since this was the first time we met Ady.
It was good to see everyone but not the trip we had hopped for. From here on out we will have to decide if we want to be involved with this trip. This year was a bust hoping for a better result if we decide to go next year, The overall feeling was that we should spend more and get more space. We all really need 2 rooms with our expanding families. Only time will tell how this plays out.
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