Cabin vacation week

Monday after Christmas, we drove five hours to the Richards cabin in Escalante. 

The first part of the week we had Jeff and Kim with their boys, Carver and Conrad, and also Bart and Collette with Emily, Jane, Aaron and Spencer. 

By the end of the week Bart and Collette's family had to head home, and Joe and Sarah's family came with Kate, Harvey, Rachel and Jack. Before we arrived, Seth and Suzanne had been there. 

We ate very well, with good food and treats every day, and lots of games and movies and football and reading and puzzling.

Here's JB holding Conrad and Jack.

Here's Papa and Andrew playing chess.

The chess board has other games inside, too. Andrew and Millie playing with Carver and Conrad.

Millie and Rachel were thick as thieves.

Lots of rounds of Goat Lords were played with Emily and Jane.

Sarah brought Legos -- genius!

One time, the boys tried bouncing ping pong balls into muffin tins.

Sarah brought some tough puzzles but they were fun to work on.

Ben got to try driving the side-by-side. He's going to learn to drive fully this year!

Millie slept in a cot by my side of the bed. She brought lots of toys.

There was some snow, and the kids did try their best to play in it.

Andrew played with Jack a lot.

We didn't stay up late and do much for a New Year's Eve celebration because John, JB and Max and Ben left from the cabin to go to California for the Rose Bowl early the next morning. Then Pauline drove home with me on Jan. 2 (I really appreciate her driving through the canyons) and I took this picture of the red rocks and snow.