Winter Weekend Getaway

Last month, one of my bestest friends Nicole invited us to her family cabin up in Bear Lake. I know I have already mentioned how much I have loved going up to Bear Lake with Nicole and her family, but I was so excited now that I could take my family as well. We always have a great time with the Maughans and our kids have played so well together. This trip was no exception and we all had the greatest time.

We got in late on a very snowy night. The kids should have been asleep, but as soon as we pulled in, they were wired! Roman, Capri and Mikayla immediately became the three amigos and were off exploring the place while Karoline and Naomi loved the toys and each other's company!

Here the three are in our room playing in the boat bed. They found a decorative oar and off they went, pretending like they were in the sea!

Once we got the kiddos to bed, Weston, Nicole, Tucker and I got comfy by the fire. Nicole made some fabulous treats so we could chat, eat, and chat some more. Good times. Good enough that we stayed up way too late!

The next day we got up to Weston cooking pancakes. Yum and YUM! The kids were at it again and totally entertaining themselves so that we could relax. Once the babies, Karoline and Naomi, woke up from their naps, however, we decided to enjoy the outdoors. We bundled everyone up and headed outside to play in the snow. We had. a. blast.

It started with the perfect little sledding hill. My kids haven't done much sledding before, so I was a bit worried how they would do. They loved it! They had no problems getting on that saucer and flying right down. There was a bit of anxiety on their faces the first time down, but the smiles at the end let me know they were up for going again...and again...and again! Even us adults took a few trips and loved every bit of it.

While we were out, Capri spotted the swing set across the yard. No matter that there was 2 feet of snow on the ground, Capri was on that swing and was as happy as can be.

Everyone decided to join us on the set when all of a sudden it started to snow hard. It came down in little snowballs just like the styrofoam balls that get everywhere.

We hurried in to warm up and more lounging ensued. Life was great. Don't you love how if you are home and lounging around, you are just being lazy, but if you are on vacation, it doesn't matter!

Our stomachs started to growl so we decided to head down the street to Cafe Sabor. Mexican food was just what we needed and it was tasty! What made the meal that much better was the fact that the three 3 year-olds had fallen asleep in the few minutes it took to get to the restaurant. We layed them down on the bench at the restaurant and they were out for the entire meal!

Unfortunately, the end of our dinner was also the end of our trip. We had the greatest time and really didn't want to leave (Tucker and I were seriously tring to rationalize why we should stay another day even though we knew we had to get back!), especially when it meant leaving our great friends that entertained all of us! Thank you Maughan Family for the best Winter Weekend Getaway!

The Maughan Family as cute as ever:

The Nielson Family loving every bit of this trip!