No More Cabin Fever

About a month ago, good friends of ours (who have a son just 10 days older than Gavin and Emery), asked us if we'd like to meet them at a cabin in the Hocking Hills area of Ohio. They made all of the arrangements and we met them there last Friday, looking forward to a great vacation! Pete was out of town the 3 days prior to the trip. He got back at almost midnight on Thursday! I had planned to have most of the packing done, but was thrown a curveball with a very rough few days. Gavin has historically (Can say that for 1 year of history?) had a very painful teething process. During our dentist visit (yes, he has already seen the dentist), she noticed that he has eruption cysts over his molars and said that they are particularly painful. I guess the cysts decided to "erupt" last week and the molars started to come through. He ran a fever of 100 to 101 for several days. I was starting to get nervous about the trip. With Tylenol on a regular basis, he seemed ok by Friday morning. So, we got up early on Friday, packed quickly and were out the door after their first nap (about 10:00am). The car was packed to the brim, included the beloved cargo case on top. I tend to overpack, but I think it will always be that way. In order to be spontaneous these days, we have to plan for spontaneity.

The drive took about 5 hours (with a stop for lunch), so we were there a little after 3:00pm. The cabin was awesome....

Gavin had another rough patch that evening (101 temp.), but had a good time nonetheless.

We ate almost every meal on the deck. This was Thursday's dinner. They loved their new Fisher Price travel high chairs.

After dinner.....determined to carry the watermelon.
The next day, we checked out a couple of trails. Typically, there are a lot of waterfalls in this area, but the water level was very low. This is an awesome area of Ohio. Look closely and you'll see Pete with the stroller. There was a wedding going on in the background (group of people). This must be a popular spot for weddings because on our way back, another wedding had begun. Gavin started to scream, so Pete and I carried the double stroller through the sand, basically through the middle of the wedding. Oops. Sorry bride and groom. Next time, we'll take the jogging stroller, but it wouldn't fit in the car for this trip.

The kids were filthy, but they liked checking out the rocks and sand.

Trying out our friend's backpack before the next trail. We are trying to decide whether we'd like to have a set of these.......a big investment times two, so we want to be sure. The verdict is still out. Gavin liked it once he was up, but didn't seem to like the loading process.

The next day, we got up and had a fun-filled day. It was very hot and we forgot to bring the baby pool, so we improvised. We filled the bowls of water over and over and they dumped them over and over. They were soaked and had a lot of fun.

Then we went to the beach, at the nearby lake. Although we did our best to stop it, lots of sand was eaten. Emery was fearless . Gavin needed a little more time to warm up to the sand and water.

We played pool......

We ate lots of good food......

Check out the view from the dinner table.....

We had a great time. The cabin was set up so that the kids had their run of the place. We brought 2 gates, but hardly had to use them. This was probably our first relaxing vacation in the last year. Gavin and Emery had a good time playing with someone there own age and it was GREAT to have help. Anytime the adults outnumber the kids, it's easier. So, what started out as a stressful experience, ended great. I'm looking into another cabin trip in the near future.