Snow Fun With The Family

We just got back from a fantastic cruise in the Caribbean, but first I have to post about a fun family trip we went on right before we left!

Our friends the McCauley's (Matt and Margaret) invited us to spend the weekend with them at their family's cabin. It started raining/snowing on our way up the hill. The kids were so excited
as they watched the rain transform into snow as we got closer to the cabin! They couldn't wait to get the car unloaded so they could go play! I tried to convince them to wait until the snow let up a little bit, but they didn't think they could wait.

Austin

Jessica

Braiden

I don't think I had ever seen it snow so much! When they were nice and frozen, we went inside to warm up. It wasn't long before the power went out! We lit some candles and played games with the kids and wondered if our dinner would cook on top of the wood burning stove... Jason and Matt went to see if they could find out what happened to the power. It had gone out a few weeks before and didn't come back on for a couple of days. They ran into a friend who had an extra generator. I think they had fun setting it up and giving us a little bit of electricity. We plugged the crock pot in and later that night, had the best barbecue chicken sandwiches! The power ended up coming back on a few hours later.

The next day, I thought I was in heaven! Matt loves to cook and is great at it! Matt and Jason made us a yummy breakfast.

It had stopped snowing and was absolutely beautiful outside! I was doing the dishes after breakfast and looking out the window above the sink and I couldn't stop smiling. Everything was perfect. Matt and Margaret are so much fun to be with and they are just so easy to be around. Everything is low stress and just fun. Margaret is just about as real as they come and I love her for it! She is such a good mom and I always leave feeling inspired to be better after spending time with her. We played more games with the kids, hung out and enjoyed the view and the company... They guys spent some time outside seeing if they could somehow get the Superbowl at the cabin. So, so close, but not quite. I think they had more fun trying to set it up than they would have watching the game!The kids built a snowman

Braiden, Austin and Lauren

We finally got Ashlyn outside. She wanted to go out in the snow, but she refused to wear her snow clothes. After many tears, she agreed to take off her "sparkly shoes" and put on her snow boots and coat. We laughed when she didn't want to walk on the snow because it sounded "crunchy"!

The sleds found their way to side of the hill againIt was such a fun weekend!