Spring Break Cabin Trip

The kids and I (minus Kent) were able to go away for a few days last week. We went to my in-law's cabin up north. It was so fun. We took my sister Katie and her daughter Melia, and the DeTemples (minus Derek) with us. We drove up, stopped in Payson for lunch and groceries, and continued to the cabin. The moms got to relax while the kids went on hike after hike. Some of them were convinced that they saw coyotes and bears. (They didn't, but it was fun to play along with them for a while.) Drew told us about this 4 legged creature that was really small and would crawl up your leg and cut you, and then give you a Band-Aid to fix the cut. He didn't specify if it was an insect or an animal, but he was sure intent on telling us, and tried to keep everyone inside so this creature couldn't hurt any of us. It was hilarious.

Jenn and I worked on our crocheting, and Katie, Jenn and I read. Katie and I took turns playing Guitar Hero on my DS too. When it was early morning or evening (Believe it or not, I was the first adult up each morning- 6:00 on Thursday and 5:45 on Friday) the kids would put out nuts for the birds and squirrels. We only had one squirrel brave enough to approach because some of the kids couldn't keep quiet, but they were excited nonetheless. The last day while we were packing and cleaning up, a bird flew into the window, and stunned itself pretty good. It just stayed on the small ledge for the window. None of us initially realized that the bird somehow made it into the house, and was sitting on the ledge inside. Carter tried to get it down, but the bird kept scooting away from him. I was trying hard not to bust my gut laughing. It looked so funny. Just as he would get close the bird would scoot just beyond his reach. It finally hid behind the planter that was up there. (Smart bird.) I got a broom to see if we could reach it using that, but that didn't meet with success either. I suggested we take a break so the bird could come out of its hiding place, and then I went back into my bedroom to finish getting ready for the day. Probably 3 or 4 minutes after I went into the room Katie came downstairs and asked for a towel. She reached right up there and got the bird in the towel then took it outside where it flew away with all its might.
When we were leaving the cabin Drew got very upset. He didn't want to leave. He followed me around and was crying and pouting quite a bit. Katie and Jenn had corralled the rest of the kids to the stairs out front to take pictures. Drew would NOT go there without me, so I moved as close as I could without being in the picture (I hope). Drew wouldn't move any closer, and Jenn said that in all the pictures Drew's head was visible with a morose expression. She said it looks like his head is floating there without a body. I can't wait to see that.