I called to give my brother Pete the heads up that I was in Utah (he lives in Colorado) and he had planned a business trip around the time of my visit so he could see us. Thanks Peabo! Sorry you missed out on the Pancake House, but Hudson sure appreciated the wagon ride down to the duck pond and back!
Uncle Pete with Hudson and Ellie
Dad fly fishing at the cabin
Mom and Nielson 
Hudson on the cabin porch
Cousin Josh and Ellie in a right of way dispute
Anybody who wants to hear a scary story about the shack next to this spring, email me.
Father and son fishing trip!
Darling Sophie (Oh sure she looks cute now...we didn't know she was going to cry all night long when we begged Joey and Tiff and the kids to sleep over!)
This is an homage to Connor Carpenter and the infamous Jeffaloe video.
Cousin Zach demonstrating what NOT to do around a campfire as Ellie and cousin Josh look on.
We love the cabin!
Indian Paintbrush
Nielson and Grandpop
Ellie and her Wildflower Crown
Cousin Sophie and Ellie
Doug trying to explain to Joey the merits of panning for gold with tupperware.
Ellie and her "pose" (We're still trying to figure out where she picked that up!)
The cabin. One of my most favorite places on earth. It was built by my grandpa and his brother in law many years ago and sits on about 150 square acres of land. It is rustic...powered by a generator. No phones, no tv (even cell phones don't work up here!). Indoor plumbing-yes, thankfully! The greatest thing about it is that kids never get bored up here. I remember playing for hours as a child, quite happily and falling asleep at night dead tired. My kids did almost the same thing. The getting to sleep part wasn't quite so easy, but they were just thrilled to be up there. Playing in the water, hiking, fishing, picking flowers, hunting for snail shells and animal tracks, roasting hot dogs, marshmallows. Sitting on the front porch watching deer emerge from the woods at dusk...doesn't get much better than that!
Back up at Grandma's...
The boys of summer, Hudson and Zach
We just like to call Tiffany "Flo" around here.
Gracie holding her own with the boys.
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THANKS THANKS for the great photos and thoughts
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enjoyed the baby Kelly and Gary too! xoxox
Pulling your beautiful kids in the wagon was fun. Funny how little legs don't work until they see a duck. I did miss out on the pancacake house and that will be our goal for your next trip.
Just so you know...your name is NOT Uncle Pete, it is "Uncle Peep" according to Hudson. Apparently he knows a sucker when he sees one because he keeps asking when Uncle Peep is going to pull him down to the ducks again:)
XOXO
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