The BIG surprise

We headed to the cabin this weekend

for a quick getaway.

There is still a lot of fun to be had,

even in the winter!

We spent quality time with Aunt Mandy

There was silliness with Water Bear

Weston made cookies with Grandma

And Aunt Mandy and Kurt helped me 

work on my marksmanship

There were rumors

Grandma J and Water Bear

had a surprise for us.

We had no idea

it would be quite as awesome as this...

A FOUR WHEELER!!!

JUST FOR US!!!

Complete with a helmet

I was a little timid at first

I listened to all of Water Bear's instructions

and took a few laps around the camp

Before long,

I was tearing up the backroads

 In fact,

we loaded up the four wheelers

and the Ranger,

and we ALL tore up the backroads!

We drove down to the end of the road to the lake

 We drove crazy through the dirt and mud.

We stopped to throw rocks on the frozen lake.

We laughed and shivered in the wind

We enjoyed each other and this awesome day

There was a lot of four wheeling

And Ranger-riding

Eventually Weston got up the nerve to go for a ride

on our four wheeler...

And then he even took it for a spin himself!

We had a great time hanging out

Relaxing

Playing games

 And going for more four wheeler rides

 There will be lots more weekends like this...

We are getting our own cabin!

It's going to take some elbow-grease

and TLC,

but we're excited to have our own space!

Thanks for the four wheeler, Grandma and Grandpa!

We are counting the days 'til we come down again!