There's a framed picture on the wall of my grandparent's cabin that has says, "In the mountains we forget to count the days." That's exactly how we felt as we got to enjoy the peace, serenity, and beauty of nature at the Christensen Family Cabin in the high Uintah's last week, and the picture above hopefully trapped a tiny portion of that beauty.
We left civilization behind last Wednesday and headed to the cabin. The first day there, it was just the five of us - Bryce, Owen, MayLynn, River, and me. The kids fell right to work enjoying the swings that were set up right alongside the driveway. Over the several days that we were there, they spent hours swinging.
They also had fun playing horseshoes - MayLynn style.
And of course, since the wildflowers were in bloom, we had to go looking for them. MayLynn picked a few, but we managed to leave most behind - especially the prickly thistles.
River also really enjoyed being outside. She gladly spent as much time in the fresh outdoors as I allowed her to.
She even opened her eyes and enjoyed it awake part of the time.
Bryce especially enjoyed having the time off of work to be able to spend time with his family.
On Thursday, after we were joined by StacyAnn, J.J., and Jack, we took a short fishing trip up to Butterfly Lake. River proved to be a very good luck charm. With her strapped to my belly, I caught 4 fish in a very short amount of time. Bryce also caught 4 fish, and StacyAnn caught 2. We only were at the lake for about an hour and we managed to catch 10 fish - enough for two yummy meals during our stay at the cabin.
The next day - Friday - provided even more fun. The kids discovered the sandbox. We made roads, and sandcastles, and rock trains. The kids all needed baths afterwards, but they didn't mind.
On Friday, we also started a project that everybody got to help with. The driveway up to the cabin had grown very bumpy over the past several years, so we got to help spread wood-chips to smooth out the road and fill in potholes. Bryce, Owen, and I started out the old-fashioned way - hauling the chips with a wheelbarrow, but J.J. saved the day - and our backs - with his pickup truck. He and Bryce would fill the truck up, Bryce and Owen would empty it out, and then Owen and I spread the wood-chips out on the road.
After a hard day's work and play, Friday evening was topped off with fish and hotdogs cooked over a campfire. It was a perfect ending to a day in the mountains.
On Saturday we were joined by the rest of the Allen clan (all those still in Utah - we missed you Craig, Lindsay & Emery). The first item of business for the day was to finish spreading wood-chips on the road. We had two teams - the observers and the workers. The observers kept the children safe and entertained, and the workers did the hard labor.
There was some cross-over between the two groups, but we made short work of the rest of the road, and now cars will have a much smoother drive up the driveway to the cabin.
On Saturday - as well as on the other days of our cabin stay - after the work was over, we were able to enjoy our small vacation. We visited, played games, and ate good food. We enjoyed every minute of our stay in the mountains, and we look forward to the next time that we can come and enjoy the beauty of the mountains and the hospitality of the Christensen Family Cabin.
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