Life's Little Adventures: The 4th of July

Every year we head to Donnelly for the 4th of July for a nice relaxing break. This year the 4th fell on a Wednesday so we packed up on Tuesday evening to head to the lake. We're going to be at the cabin until Sunday so needless to say we had a very full car on the drive up.

It was so nice to be able to spend time with Nate's Mom and Dad, both sets of his grandparents, Uncle Tom and Aunt Darlene, and cousin Heather. Josh, Jo, and baby Luke came up for the week too so we had a full house.

I do not know how my boys could possibly have survived the entire week. . .each day was filled with bike riding, dirtbiking, swimming, skiing, building, campfires, fireworks. . .the list goes on and on. Ryan and Brandon always say they sleep so much better at the cabin. It's no wonder. . . those two do not stop. From the time they wake up in the morning until we force them into bed at night, they are moving nonstop. I really hope they remember all the fun and exciting things they got to do growing up.

Brooklyn handles being at the cabin very well. Being at the cabin is a bit tough on me when we have one so young. I still have to get naps in and be around in case Brooklyn wakes up, but I remind myself that each year gets easier and time flies by. In a few years we will ALL be going non-stop.

We've put a bike trailer onto the back of my bike so that Brooklyn and I can go for bike rides and I can ride with the boys when Nate has other plans. We also took our jogging stroller so we were able to do walks as well.

The week went by too fast and before we knew it, it was time to pack everything back up to go home. We're excited to go back as soon as possible :)