Cabins and Dead Squirrels

It took about 4 hours to get to the family cabin. I was ready to relax and the kids were ready to have fun. Aunt A was awesome with the kids and played with them way more than I did. We didn't do a whole ton while up there. It was fairly cool, the whole West seems to be having a much cooler summer.

We spent some time playing in the river. Brother B was working really hard at skipping rocks. Ephant got pretty upset about a leach she got on her leg. She was frantically trying to brush it off until Aunt A came and pulled it off. We'll see if she ever gets in that river again.

My parents always bring one of their cats, Nova, up to the cabin with them. She turns into a mighty huntress up there. She killed two squirrels while we were there. The squirrels were always squawking up in the trees at her. One time I was sitting in the hanging chair on the porch, soaking in the outdoors when I heard this particularly frantic squirrel. I wasn't surprised when Nova showed up with it dead.

Some kids pulled this squirrel out of the river. I found it a nice sunny spot under a bush to dry off. It was totally in shock so I had no problem picking it up.

Aunt A also drove the kids around on the ATV a couple of times. She got Fefe into the mode of calling it the beast. It was pretty hilarious to hear her say she wanted to ride the beast.

Tuesday we drove through Yellowstone and saw all the usual hot spots. I drove a little farther than usual because I've been wanting to take the kids out to Yellowstone Lake for a couple years. It was pretty cool and the kids didn't care much for the gravelly sand, but it was beautiful and the waves were fun.

Listen closely to Loofa, he's the best part of this video.

Wednesday we did a very short trip up to Mount Sawtelle. It was freezing up there! I usually expect some wind, but it was bitterly cold. There were even spots where the snow hadn't melted. We stayed up there long enough to get one picture and then we jumped back into the van. I'm not sure if it was worth the thick coating of dust we got on the van during the drive.

Thursday morning we loaded back up and headed down to Utah. Aunt A hitched a ride with us and kept us entertained with her saucy humor. We only had one major setback. About a mile from the cabin we came to a standstill for some road construction. After sitting there for 1/2 hour I peeked around the semi we were behind and noticed that everyone in front of him had already moved. Boy was I mad. As we drove past we didn't even see anyone in the cab. I hope he had a good reason and wasn't just taking a nap. We had to wait another 1/2 hour once we got around him. That made our trip down to Utah an extra hour long. Bleh. At least that was the most annoying part of any of the drives.