A Cabin in the Woods

First off, I have had another rough night with my baby boy. I know that a baby will change his routine at any time and any moment...can I also add at any hour? I also know that resisting this change in your baby just gets Mommy more frustrated and baby will fight you more. So here I sit at 6:30 a.m. but I have been awake since 3:30 a.m. after just a few short hours of sleep that were interrupted by my dog having to go outside twice and my other son having his own issues. Needless to say I am tired and I know I shouldn't complain but I also have the feeling many of you understand.

Don't ever ask me how I managed twins because I really have no idea. I am cranky now and get way more sleep than when the twins were 2 months old. My baby boy had been sleeping 5-6 hours straight at night and then poof just like that he decides that there should be a party at 3 a.m. not too mention he barely slept all day yesterday.

Okay, enough complaining!! I am on the big beast of a computer and have downloaded some pictures of New Year's Eve.

We rented a cabin at a lake 45 minutes away from our city. I had been up to the resort last January with friends for a nice supper and inquired about the resort. The man I spoke to said you have to book a year in advance if I was interested in New Year's dates and at the time I thought it would be fun with the three kids. Please remember our darling baby boy (the one who will not sleep and eats and eats) was a huge surprise and I did not plan on having a new baby during the New Year's celebrations. But in the end it all worked out and even Gage was up to watch the fireworks at midnight (as were my other children).

Here is the back of my van...this is what you need for 2 nights with a family of six. We took two vehicles because my husband had the ice fishing shack and supplies in his truck.

So here is the cabin. It is a 2 storey chalet....

I LOVE log cabins and when we were talking about building our house we looked into Log homes and timber framed homes.

The cabin was surrounded by dense bush and you could barely see the other log cabins on the resort area.

We took the kids to the sliding hill even though it was -30 Celsius.

The kids don't notice it as much as the adults. I think we complained so much the kids were tired of it and wanted to go back to the cabin to do this.....

Whatever Dora movie my sister brought up was a hit. Even my six year old was enjoying it. I think it was more advanced than other Dora shows because it had word recognition and alot of it. The other movie that was a hit was "Open Season".

The kids had their very first Ice Fishing experience.

Aren't they cute lined up like that. They do it automatically...my kids and their cousins. It's hilarious.

My six year old...you did not dare bother him.

My 2 year old daughter who caught the only fish the next day. She was determined to catch a "pretty" fish for her Granny. She did and she kept asking me if I wanted to watch it dance. After awhile the fish just did not dance anymore. But she kept talking to her "Beautiful" fish.

And here is the shack. I had issues with going in it. I think the smell of the bait did not agree with my senses. Yes, I am a tough farm girl but me and slimy fish do not agree.

The twins had a long afternoon nap so we headed out to the fireworks and bonfire around 11 p.m.. It was cold but everyone bundled up except for me because I was busy making sure everyone else was warm and getting my camera. I do not want to post pics of the fireworks (sorry saving that for Wordless Wednesday) but here we are waiting for them and some pics of a late night walk.

I also fell in love with these pots. They are from IKEA and if I want one I'll have to drive 6 hours. But I loved the simplicity of them so much so I had to take a picture.

This is what Gage did most of the 48 hours we were there.

I just don't understand...he slept so much at the cabin which was good so I could hang with my family but if I had been at home I could have been sleeping since my husband has been home. (whispering to myself right now to quit resisting the change..go with the flow)

I can't wait to scrapbook this but I just might have too. I have no idea what this first week will be like as my husband leaves for college. He dressed up in his uniform lastnight for the kids and it was so cool to see him all official. He is now a Constable and I am still in awe of it all. How our lives will change in the next year. I truly believe he was put on this path for a reason.

As I drove into the city yesterday to witness him being sworn in by a judge this song started to play on my ipod. It was the perfect way to start my day.