Cabin Trip- Memorial Day Weekend

We went to our trusty Thundering Waters cabin over the long holiday weekend with our friends. It's been a while since the guys had been there, but only a few months for us girls since we took our Girl's Trip there in January. This was Jonah's first time to the cabin, and the first time in a while we've been when it was warm out! We played a lot of cards, watched movies, tubed in the Chattahoochee River, picked ticks off each other and the dogs, grilled out both nights (DELICIOUS FOOD), enjoyed getting to know Mr. Joe who came with Jennifer, gave first aid to Ryan who got stung by a wasp, and managed to somehow fight some sort of bug Ben picked up Saturday morning that caused him to throw up until he took a good long nap that made him feel better. He had been fighting a cold earlier in the week, and over night the cabin in general got a tad bit cold and I think his body was retaliating. He came up to me in the morning pale and weak and said "My tummy hurts. I'm FREEZING" in a very pitiful sad voice. I think he secretly enjoyed the pampering after his puking bit because we quarantined him downstairs away from everyone with his DVD player and my old iPhone to play games on, I don't blame him! It's always nice to get a little extra love and attention, right? As soon as he felt better he went with all the grown ups & Savannah down to play in the river. Poor little Savannah was also fighting a battle of her own with teething AND we also celebrated (I wish we would've done more) Ashley's 30th birthday! Unfortunately we had to leave on her birthday, and also a lot earlier than a lot of us planned because the septic system backed up and we couldn't do much after that point. So we didn't get to do anything particularly fun for her, and for that I am sad. :(

I just have to say, again, how very grateful I am to have such wonderful friends in our lives. I am obviously grateful for my family whom I love very much- but our friends are tried and true and are always there for us. We love taking these trips with them. We are all like a family of our own and we just love each other and each others company. Everyone is always so helpful with our kids, and I know Ben loves each and every one of them as if they are his family. He doesn't know any different, because they've always been in his life. That is so special to me, and I hope he remembers them always and how special they are to him. We have a plaque in our family room that says "Friends are the Family you choose" and that couldn't be more true! We are so blessed!

Playing Phase10

Cute Savannah

 

Keeping it real

 

Mustachio!

 

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