Cabin, Part 1

We finally made it to the cabin and no one was more excited than Jake! He talks about going to the cabin all year long and I'm pretty sure would love to live there if we would go for it. When we got there Wendy and her family were already there and Jake and Norah hit it off right away. They were pretty cute together. Later in the week she sort of shifted her attention toward Nathan and followed him around wherever he went!

Max found this mud puddle the next morning and was in heaven!

We spent a lot of time on the four-wheelers. The boys loved them, especially riding with Jon since he's a little crazier than I am!

That afternoon we all went horseback riding. All the cousins had to line up from tallest to shortest while they figured out what horse we would all be on.

Jake's favorite animal is the horse and so he was very excited about riding one.

He did awesome! He probably could have ridden by himself, but it made me too nervous! He talked to the horse and knew what to do with the reins and how to get the horse to do what he wanted. His horse's name was Big Al and now every horse he sees is Big Al!

Nathan also did awesome. He rode all by himself which I was worried about (and so was he at the beginning) but then he did great! His horse's name was Slinky which he thought was pretty funny!

I, on the other hand, was a mess. Anyone that knows me knows that after my near death horse experience several years ago, I really hate horseback riding. It makes me very nervous. But, I did it so that the boys could ride and I could be out there with them. Max loved it and said, "Giddy up, horsey" the whole time! Our horse's name was Paris since apparently if you look at her straight on she really looks like Paris Hilton!

The kids just loved hanging out at the cabin and playing in the dirt. It was a boy's dream come true!

Max loves hats and helmets and literally wore this helmet around most of the time. He's a funny kid! Maybe he just wanted protection from the big kids!

The next day we floated down Box Canyon. The water was really high so the rapids were a little bigger (still not much), but it made it fun for the kids. The only drawback was that it was really cold. Definitely didn't need our bathing suits for this one.

The oldest girl cousins...

My parents and Carli and Justin...

Rob and Bethany and their family...

Wendy and Derek and their family...

Holly and Brodie and their youngest three kids...

and Christy and Adam and their youngest three kids.

Later that night we went into West Yellowstone to the Playmill theater and saw Beauty and the Beast. I was worried that the boys wouldn't be able to sit there that long, but they loved it! It was such a cute play and kept their attention the whole time.

That concludes the first two days at the cabin. Stay tuned for the rest of the week!