Cabin Season

Let the cabin season begin! We opened up the cabin and got to enjoy an entire week there. Thanks to the help of many people, we got a ton done. It was a great start to the season. We're on track to finish this summer.

GG came up for the weekend to fish and ended up staying for 5 days and working the whole time with only a couple fishing breaks. Jim came for 5 days. My parents unexpectedly ended up watching Blake for almost the entire time.

The story of why Blake got banned from the cabin goes like this...I stopped at Gabe's parents cabin on the way out to the cabin for the first time. Walking up the trail, Blake almost slides off the cliff even though I was right there by him. Strike 1. Then, I'm trying to land the boat by myself with the 2 kids. I tie up the back and tell the kids to sit while I go out of the boat and tie up the front. I should clarify, I didn't just 'tell the kids to sit', I repeatedly told Blake that he needed to sit and stay for just a minute and I'd come right back to get him. So I hop out of the boat, turn around a second later and Blake's finger TIPS are clinging to the dock and his TOES are on the boat. I ran to him and with one hand jerked him up by his life jacket. It was so upsetting. It wouldn't be so bad if he fell into the water, although it would've been super cold. What really upset me was that the waves were crashing the boat into the dock and since the water was so high, he probably would've been crushed into the metal part of the dock. Strike 2. The final strike was when the first thing he did when he walked into the cabin was pick up the nail gun. Sorry Blake...Strike 3. Wood piles and tools everywhere. No railings on the loft or on the deck. Just made it super hard/dangerous to have him there. We are so thankful that my parents watched him.

Loading up the shower into the boat and hooking up the boat for it's maiden voyage on Vermillion. The car was packed full of tools/supplies. Good thing GG came up because we packed his car full too.

Visiting Grammy's cabin.

Someone is fired up for the first campfire & s'mores.

Contained for a while.

GG drove the boat trailer out to the farm where it is going to be stored for the season. Blake had a blast running the open field and 'driving' all the machines. Tractors, 4 wheeler, Argo, you name it....it's there!

Getting the shower in place. We now have a shower, hot water and all!!!

Relaxing on the dock and fishing after a long day of work...not so shabby!

The last piece! Garet, GG, Jim & Gabe worked on paneling in the loft.

The loft is all paneled now except for the bottom left knee wall. Now I could set the kids' toy area and there is a (relatively) safe place to play. It looks great up there.

Getting started on another wall.

And done! Easy as that! It's so awesome to see how the look of the place totally changes with each wall that gets finished.

Campbell is ecstatic about the secret fort.

Working on another wall.

And another.

And another. Now the shower has some privacy. Just need a door.

Another wall.

And got a start on this wall by the fireplace.

The crew leaving the cabin. I'm amazed how much we got done. We are forever indebted to Jim for all the time and hard work he's put into this place.

Speaking of indebtedness.....we can't thank my parents enough for watching Blake for SO MANY days. Here are some pictures of Blake having the time of his life at Nana & Papa's.

Bedtime with Nana.

Seeing the chicks at L&M.

Bucket head boy.

Playing outside with Papa.