Monday, June 15, 2009

The Cabin: The Great Outdoors

We have just returned from a wonderful vacation up at the Norton family cabin in Idaho. We had a great week! After a lengthy vacation, I always have mounds and mounds of photos. I have decided to split this vacation up into The Cabin posts, each focusing on different adventures we had. This particular post contains shots of the kids (and adults) playing in the great outdoors. Enjoy!

Beautiful Lizzie Lou
The kids hunt for rocks to throw in the lake
Bekah (aka our professional sportsman) loved being outside! She should have been a pioneer. :)
Ammon
Hannah and Lizzie swing together
A few attempts at family photos
Picture #1
Picture #2 (I actually REALLY like this one, but unfortunately Joe moved Bekars out of the shot)
Picture #3
Lizzie is nearly two years older than Sarah! It is hard to tell by their sizes, however!
Joe leads his little ducklings on a walk
Caleb hanging outside the cabin
The girls were crazy about picking wildflowers. My girls have some desperate need to pick flowers and are constantly disappointed that I refuse to let them gather up all the ones in our neighborhood (I'm sure the neighbors would be thrilled, lol). All those flowers up there...belonging to no one?!? It was a dream come true!
Helaman hikes the easy way...if only we could all have giant people swinging us as we walked.
Caleb loved this sign about the local fish. He freaked out every time we passed it and insisted on my reading it to him. I guess he is his grandpa's grandson. :)
Tromping through nature
The boys had a lot of fun making guns out of tree branches (and any other objects they could find). They chased each other all over the woods. Boys are such... BOYS, lol!
Joe takes on Caleb in an epic battle
Caleb hits Derek and takes him down :)
Joe and his...uh...bazooka?
Ammon relished in the experience. :)
What a group!
The adventures seemed endless...
Building a fort in the backyard
One night some deer actually came into the yard while the kids were playing! They were thrilled beyond belief. By the time I got my camera out, I only caught a shot of their hasty retreat, hehe.
Emmers on the swings
Hanny and Bekars
Sarah and Lizzie help Bekah

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