Thanksgiving

This year, Scott and I hosted Thanksgiving at our cabin.  These were the main events.

1) Hot tubbing

 2) Man Challenges - Which included jumping out of the hot tub and rolling in the snow.  Who did this?  Not me of course, but even the little kids were on board.  Crazy!

 3) Eating really good food and gallons of hot chocolate.

4) Sledding - Long sledding hills (aka empty roads with not a car in sight) followed by a Razor ride back up to the top.  All of the fun and none of the work!

5) Christmas Tree - Finding just the right tree for our house!

2 Cabin Projects

Every time we go up to the cabin we leave with a list of things that we need to bring the next time we go up.  About a month ago we went up and realized we didn't have a single hook to hang coats on. So, I immediately got on Pinterest and found 2 rustic coat racks to make.   Both use railroad spikes for the hooks.  I am very pleased with how they both turned out.

The first coat rack now sits on the entry way.  Scott cut it out and put it together and I  distressed, painted and waxed it.  

The 2nd one is made out of a piece of reclaimed pine wood.  It was the perfect size.  I stained and waxed it and my Dad helped drill the holes in the spikes and attach them to the wood.  Right now it is hung up by the back door.  A perfect spot for the hot tub towels!

Owen's Lastest Project

One of Owen's favorite past times is to go on Youtube, look up projects that he can make, build, or construct and immediately start to work on them.  There is little thought in the planning phase and a bit more as he starts working on it.  

He started with this project (taking the gears from his broken scooter and wheels from a penny board) to make another motorized toy out of a piece of wood.  What he didn't think through is that this new vehicle uses a drill to make it move.  Something he does not own personally, nor does he have the money to purchase.   He hasn't finished it yet, but Scott and I have learned that it's best just to let him do his thing as long as it isn't dangerous, he cleans up his mess and asks permission to use things that aren't his.  

Meet Watson

Our delightful and oh so soft irishgolden doodle.

there is nothing more manly than chopping wood for the winter

Now if he could only grow a beard and put on a buffalo check shirt, he would look the part. 

Fort Bock

Several weekends ago, Bennett invited a friend up to our cabin.  They spent 2 days working on this fantastic fort.  In recognition of all of their hard work they named it Fort Bock (Bennett, Owen, Chase & Koji).  They even included a door and front porch.  The following weekend it was used all day for an airsoft war.  Love that they worked so hard!

Owen's Nightstand

I always love taking pictures of my boy's rooms.  It always gives a very accurate picture of who they are and what they enjoy. He didn't want to be in the pictures, but you can see his head peaking out from the blankets.

-Allergy drops - 3+ years and seeing a dramatic reduction

-Pocket knife - always busy inventing or fixing things

-Gum wrappers- doesn't like to throw anything away

-Legos

-Swim and soccer gear - very active and loves sports

-Reminder - likes to write down what he needs to do in the morning

-Blankets - Likes to be tucked in just like this every night