Cabin Trip

Our friend, Ziggy, has a close friend that he baptized on his mission who owns a cabin in New Harmony... 

phew, did you get that? 

We go all the time and every time, its a blast! Have you ever seen the movie the Secret Window? The interior of the cabin we stay at looks exactly like that one... It's kinda creepy when you think about that because the movie is a suspenseful one but we don't let that stop us!

Ben and I are usually the only married couple that goes so we automatically get one of the two master bedrooms by default. I won't turn down a king-sized bed.  

There have been so many fires in this area recently! 

Last year, the fire came within a few feet of the cabin.

We usually just hang out and relax while we're there. Ben usually wakes up early in the morning and will go hiking. Last time he went hiking, we found out that he was within a couple of yards of a real, live cougar so he goes with a gun every time now.

This time, we took his little .22 and shot at cans, bottles, and tree stumps. Ben and Glenn wanted to go all Man Vs. Wild and find a rattlesnake, kill it, and then use its skin to store water (that of course, they were going to dig up from the ground or get from a cactus).... The rest of us just walked back to the cabin and drank cold, fresh water from the tap.

Every time we've been to the cabin, we've driving by the exit to Kolob Canyon. This time, we finally went! And I was a little disappointed. Don't get me wrong, it was gorgeous but the hike we went on... led to nowhere. Oh well. Peyton had fun... she got to ride on Daddy's and Uncle Glenn's shoulders. It was so cute. She'd raise both her hands above her head and yell, "wheee!!" 

We got to the edge and Peyton's face... oh my goodness! I know there are already a ton of pictures but honestly, I had to include these. You know those times when you really want to know what your kid is thinking? This is one of those times!! (You might want to click on the picture so you can see her face better...)

Oh to be a kid again!! We had so much fun on this trip. 

Thanks Ziggy for being an awesome friend and inviting us to the cabin trip!!