A Litte Cabin in the Woods

Just me and my sweet little family out in the wild with nowhere to be and nothing to do but Enjoy.

The kids were begging to copy last year and spend another weekend in a cabin, playing in the snow up in Mount Charleston. I was worried that the lack of snow this year and Austin's strep throat might ruin all of our plans, but the kids prayed hard for snow and our extremely long day of cleaning the house worked like a charm and we happily headed up the mountain for the long Martin Luther King Jr. weekend!!!

These two have a fabulous time anywhere they are, as long as they have each other. Their closeness melts my heart.

The snow was scanty compared to last year's, but it didn't stop us! We spent the entire weekend throwing snowballs, building a little snowman, going for hikes, and warming up by the fire. We watched Disney movies, cuddled in bed together, and played lots of board games. Austin is slowly getting better at losing but he still struggles. I can't believe what a temper he can have when someone beats him! I've heard stories about Josh when he was little and this is exactly how he was! It's crazy how something like that can be genetic.....

Sweet little mittens drying by the fire after a long day of playing in the snow. Nothing could make me happier than this sight right here :).

Oh sweet boy, stop growing please! And how beautiful is Cathedral Rock behind him?!

Evie girl building a baby snowman :). The kids informed me that next year we HAVE to remember to bring carrots for the nose (hehe).

Mom was pro at finding MASSIVE snowballs and for that moment, Austin thought I was pretty cool ;).

She was in snowball heaven and didn't even cry after slipping on the ice! Just look at that face!

And just look at his face..... we were so happy :).

making snowballs....

SNOWBALL FIGHT!!!!

My sweet handsome boys :).

This moment right here..... no caption needed.

Evie loved this little area where the flowers were. They were golden and dead but she saw the beauty in it anyhow. I love that about her....

Sis was obsessed with eating snow! clean snow, dirty snow, you name it.... she ate it...

Hiking!

He was so proud of himself for climbing high enough up the mountain to sit on this fallen tree :).

Evie needed a little help up the mountain, but she still did such a great job! Her small size and age has never stopped her.... another quirk I absolutely adore about my girl :).

This is "Seal" and he HAD to come on this trip with us. He is a source of constant contention in our home because both kids love him and fight over him daily. Don't ask, I don't get it either....

Cuddles in bed. Perfection.

Life was beautiful and sweet, but the best part was the slowness of the pace. After the chaos of the holidays, it felt so nice to just stop and get away from reality for a while. We never had to check our phones, or even look at the time. We ate when we were hungry and slept when we were tired. And there was ALWAYS time for cuddles and I finally got to finish a book I've been trying to read for over a year now! IT WAS BLISS!!! and I literally started having chest pain as reality sunk in and we headed home. It gave me a big reality check that things need to change. I need to slow down. And so the plans began..... I'm not sure what all will happen in 2018 but I'm hoping to simplify and have more time to breathe. That's the goal anyway ;).

One of my absolute favorite moments of this whole vacation! I was sitting by the fire reading a book and my sweet boy cuddled up next to me and fell asleep. Priceless!