One of the greatest things about being a teacher is summer vacation. (oh yeah …..and molding the tender minds of America’s youth). I LOVE SUMMER!!
We just returned from a little trip down to my parent’s cabin in Red River Gorge. We had such a great time! Here are some of the highlights.
We picked wild blackberries.
We ate wild blackberries!
We relaxed.
We enjoyed fires and s’mores. (see the cool ‘initial’ chairs that grandpa made the big kids from firewood.)
We had a dance party.
We went fishing and swimming in the lake everyday.
We swam with the fishes and fed them bread while they nibbled on our toes.
We threw rocks into the pond everyday.
We played in the driveway gravel for hours (apparently I can get rid of all the toys and just get a pile of rocks and a bucket)
We tried to fly a kite.
We sat on the porch and watched a thunderstorm storm.
We climbed the rock wall that grandpa built in the basement.
We took hillbilly baths.
We played with old toys that grandma saved from my own childhood. Good thinking grandma!
We went into town and enjoyed an ice cream cone…..with sprinkles!
We found an old playground.
We hunted for treasures. (pinecones, feathers and sticks)
We picked tiny, wild huckleberries. I can NOT wait to make some jam with all of our berries!
We enjoyed the sights of the red.
We took lots of walks and hikes.
We finished making cool invitations for a wedding shower we are throwing for my soon to be sister-in-law. (I feel good that I was at least slightly productive this week!)
We had pizza at the BEST pizza place EVER….Miguels….yum!
We did NOT get eaten by a bear!!
More Chic Than Shabby says
It looks like you had a ton of fun with your family. That rock wall that your dad made and the little stump chairs are awesome.
The Talberts says
I was going to say a bunch of stuff about how jealous I am and how fun it all sounds .. but then I saw the picture of you (you are so flippin’ gorgeous, by the way), and .. are you wearing camo pants?! Did you get them at the Gap Outlet like fifty years ago? Because if they’re shorts (hard to tell in the picture) and you got them at the GO, I have the same ones and I think, if Ben ever leaves me, it will be because I will not get rid of them. He finally convinced me that I should, under no circumstances, wear them to church, to anyone’s funeral, or around our kids’ friends when they’re older and care about those sorts of things. But dang. They’re comfy.
Anyway. What a fun trip! I loved the pictures. 🙂
Aunt Nancy says
Cool pictures…reminder of summer days when you were little ones at the cabin.
Tracy says
Looks like you guys had tons o fun. Makes me want to visit the cabin even more. I know it misses me.
erin says
Thanks guys! Melissa – that is so funny about the camo. I bet they are the same ones, as I got them from the GO too! I am wearing them right NOW!! I love them and Kevin HATES them. But, he wears stone washed denim shorts – so I am positive that he is not the fashion expert. 🙂
Heather V says
I am jealous!! it looked so fun! Great pics!
Christie - Childhood 101 says
What a fantastic family holiday. The sort that childhood memories are built upon. Wishing it was warm on this side of the world.