After skipping the annual cabin trip last year, we were all excited to go back to spend the weekend with the Gallaghers. For the first time, all the kids were finally old enough that we didn't need to watch them so closely and they could just have adventures out on their own.
The part of the trip that eclipsed our normal cabin experience was the nearby wildfire that started the morning after we arrived. We could see and smell the nearby smoke, but the scary part was that it was burning dangerously close to Quincy and moving in that direction. Jeremy and I were ready to stay with the kids in case the Gallaghers needed to go back and help family members whose homes were possibly at risk. Fortunately, the wind changed, Quincy was fine for the moment, and everyone could breathe a small sigh of relief. Two weeks later, the fire was almost entirely contained.
When the weekend was over and it was time to leave, Owen, in his normal fashion, said he wanted to stay there forever. Even with all the fun activities we did this summer, Owen says going to the cabin was the most fun he's had all summer. "Because you just get to EXPLORE stuff!"
The a-cabin, as Owen used to call it (and still does sometimes, with a smile)
"Exploring," building a hiding place, and playing with charcoal
Playing hide & seek and tag
Walking to the lake
Logan, happiest at the lake playing with a bucket and some rocks
Those goggles are everything
Beach reading
'SUP, Jeremy (see what I did there?)
Check out the giant plume of smoke from the fire
Throwing rocks
Every few minutes, planes would fly by and dip into the lake to get water for to help fight the fire. This man was recording it on his phone.
Rock collection
Dinnertime giggles
Coco, oh Coco,
Logan loves you.
Logan loves you.
S'more time
