The Cabin

This past weekend we were blessed with the opportunity to visit Uncle Ben and Aunt Sue at their cabin in Weikert, PA, in the center of the state. It is a very remote little town and sits along Penn's Creek. We had a great time being spoiled with amazing food and down time to just rest and spend time together. It rained all of Friday and half of Saturday which kept us from enjoying the outdoors, but it forced us to nap and enjoy the fire. On Saturday afternoon the rain stopped and the rest of the trip was beautiful. The leaves were just spectacular as well as everything else. The only un-spectacular part of the weekend was that the pack n play Aunt Sue borrowed had such a strong mildew smell that Emma smelled like a bowling shoe all weekend. I guess if that is the only thing that wasn't perfect than life is pretty good. I cannot explain how much fun we had and how great it was just to be able to relax and enjoy God's creation and our family. Here are some highlights from the trip.

There were leaves everywhere for Emma to play with and give as gifts. :)

Emma was very excited to see the pumpkins.

So happy to play in the leaves!

We tried quite hard to get Emma to stay still for some pictures.

Sue-Sue and Emma watched the squirrels out the window all weekend. Emma just loves squirrels and was so excited to watch them. Uncle Ben even went out in the pouring rain and put out some bird seed to attract them.

Sue-Sue and Ben-Ben read lots of books with Emma. Thank you for the new books, Sue-Sue.

The rain broke on Saturday afternoon and we were able to go for a hike with Sue-Sue and use the new baby jogger. Emma very much enjoyed the scenery (and her snack). It was amazing how high the creek was from all of the rain and we had some very soggy parts in our hike.

At the cabin there is this bear skin rug hanging from the loft. Emma was just not sure about Mr. Bear or the mounted bear and elk heads. She would wave to them with a very unsure look on her face and look at all of us to assure her. After being fearful of them all day Friday, Mike finally took her up to pet the bear and that did it. From that point on she just would wave to them and smile and say hi.

Emma had such fun with Ben-Ben and Sue-Sue. She had plenty of cuddle time and play time with each of them. This picture was taken on a swing down on Penn's Creek. It was so pretty that morning.

On Sunday morning we went for a hike. It was BEAUTIFUL. The weather was just awesome and it was so peaceful and gorgeous along the creek and through the town. Emma enjoyed seeing the squirrels and farm animals and ate her lunch along the way.

On our hike we saw horses and cows. Some of the horses even came up to the fence to see Emma. She just loved it.

Emma made smores with Sue-Sue in the fireplace.

Here is the first taste!

She liked it!

We stopped at Aunt Abby, Uncle Andrew, and Sam's both on the way to the cabin and on the way home. Emma and Sam had some play time and the adults had the chance to catch up and spend some time together. Thanks for letting us crash at your house!!!