A friend in our ward invited us to their house for New Year's Eve, but since we already had plans we weren't able to go. Somehow their invite turned into deciding to go up to the cabin for the weekend. It was very random and sporadic, but turned out to be A LOT of fun. Since we were up way late for New Year's Eve, we all slept in until about 10:30 when the kids woke up. We rushed to get everything packed, ran to the store, and loaded up our car and Nick & Kesha's truck. They have the cutest little 2 1/2 year old boy, Boston, that Brayden plays with in nursery. We ended up leaving a lot later than expected around 3. Of course the kids hadn't napped yet, so you would think they would sleep in the car...nope! I officially have the HARDEST traveling kids in the world. They were both exhausted, yet wouldn't just relax and sleep. So we got to listen to Brooklyn scream the entire way up there (of course she finally did fall asleep in the last 10 minutes before we got there.)
We made it to the freezing cold cabin quickly on the snowmobiles and started a fire. It took a while to heat up the cabin, but with some space heaters we were able to get the kids to bed pretty early. Then we were able to eat and play some games. We didn't know Nic and Kesha very well, so it was fun to spend a lot of time talking with them. Kesha is due with her 2nd boy in 3 weeks, so we were amazed she ended up staying up with us all night playing games ('til about 2 the first night and 3 the second night.) We were EXTREMELY grateful she didn't go into labor, since last New Year's one of Mike's friends had her water break within 2 hours of getting to the cabin.
On Saturday we all headed outside for some fun sledding. Here are a bunch of pics of the guys with the kids. Josh and Brayden:
Josh and Brooklyn:
Nick and Boston:
The kids before our snowmobile ride:
After lunch I put Brooklyn down for a nap. I was scheduled to play the piano at my sister-in-law's sister's wedding reception in Brigham City. Luckily it wasn't snowing, so I was able to make it there in about 1 1/2 hours, played for an hour, then drove the 1 1/2 hours back to the cabin. I can't say it was the funnest little trip, but I was glad I made it safely and I enjoyed playing at the reception.
Like I said before we were up ALL night playing games. We had stopped on the way to the cabin and bought Super Mario Bros for the Wii, so we ended up playing that WAY too long. On Sunday we just relaxed, played more games, and enjoyed the beautiful day. We really enjoyed this cabin trip, more than I thought we would. Nic and Kesha are very relaxed and laid back, so we felt like we could relax more than we usually do and not stress to entertain them. We are excited that we got to know them better, and hope to continue spending time with them.
Last night I decided to try a ponytail, and it turned out adorable! Again it didn't last the entire evening, but even when little hairs started coming loose it still was cute.
Josh keeps telling me we better not have any more girls, or we would NEVER get out the door. I'm always spending way too much time getting this little princess ready.
We had a yummy dinner then we sang and had cheescake. Brayden really wanted to help blow out the candles, but wasn't a fan of the singing. He covered his ears the entire time we sang and while he blowed out the candles.
Of course we had to take pics of the kids in their pj's. I really need a new camera, as all the pictures I took turned out fuzzy. Btw, notice two of Josh's brothers on the couch hiding so they aren't in the pictures. It was too much effort to get off the couch, so hiding behind pillows was the alternative.
