2 weeks ago, we tried going to our cabin to open it up for the season. (Which is really late this year, we usually can get down the end of April or the first of May but it's been to wet this year.) It had been really rainy, but we tried anyway. Needless to say it was too muddy to get up the canyon, so we had some lunch at T-Cee's (the best food in Fairview!) and came home. My sister has pictures from that trip on her blog here.
So here we are 2 weeks later, the weather has been dry, so we ventured down again on Wednesday with much success this time :) It was great because we left at 7 am and got home by 2 pm!

[Image]Here is a picture of the outside of the cabin. It's in Fairview, about an hour south. It is so great to be able to go there and get away from the world. My parents would spend a lot of time down there once it was finished. My dad started building the cabin in the summer of '96. I met Pat that next year, and he was able to help my dad put up the wall paneling and insulating. It's good that Pat and I would go with my parents alot, because my Dad taught Pat how to take care of it.

[Image]Here is a pic of Pat "in the hole". The water pump is under the cabin. Yes, we have running water in a wonderful Kitchen and Bathroom :) We just have to haul water up from the base of the resort, and our cabin is about 4 miles up, so it takes time :) While Pat and Brent did the water, Karri and I cleaned. There are always tonz of dead bugs to vacuum up, but this year we moved the couches (I don't know why we don't do this every year) And the bugs were everywhere, so so gross!! We moved all the couches and beds and are happy to report that the cabin is bug free and the cleanest it's been in years!!!!

[Image]Here are Conli, Mara, Max, and Xander playing in "Yellowstone" which is what Max called the little tree area near the driveway. We have put cement blocks down so a table and chairs can be there, and even a hammock!!

[Image]Here they are on the deck. I don't know why Mara always has to have her arms stretched out to take a picture. It's a new occurrence. LOL

[Image]Before we left we set up Karri's camera and got a group shot on the deck! We have many pictures on this deck throughout the years. It's fun to see how much the family has changed.
Top: Max, Karri, Mana, Xander
Middle: Brent, Me, Pat
Bottom: Conli, Mara




This was a really quick trip, just to open it up, get the water tank filled, and to clean. So next time it's just going to enjoy it!! I LOVE this cabin. I can't help but think about dad whenever we are there. He put so much work into it, and would spend every moment he could down there. There is a really neat fishing display that he made on the main wall, I will have to take a picture of it the next time we go down. I am hoping that we can go down alot this summer, it's so great to get away and there is even a pool at the base of the resort!! It's just hard to find the time to do everything that we want because Pat always works weekends :( I guess we will be doing mid-week trips. If anyone wants to come with, the invitation is open :)