The great outdoors

Nothing makes me feel closer to god than spending some quality time with nature. That being said getting a cabin in the hills for the whole family for a few days is probably the greatest way to celebrate Easter. We have all 6 of our kids, my in laws, my sister in law with her two kids, my other sister in law, her husband, his parents and 2 dogs in a cabin with 4 bedrooms for two days. To a lot of people this probably sounds a little like hell on earth. To me, though, this is the closest I can get to heaven on earth. Yeah it’s stressful but nothing makes my heart more full than watching to kids and the dogs and my husband run wild and explore instead of being glued to their electronics. We roasted peeps on the bonfire, took the the kids hiking through the snow as high as we could up the hill our cabin is on, hunted for fun rocks, identified different kinds of critter poop, scoped out ideal and not so ideal spots to go sledding. We slipped, we fell, we filled our boots with snow, we got buried up to our nipples in snow, we got some scrapes and bruises and it was so much fun! The only crying was when we got too tired otherwise we laughed and played and made amazing memories. I’m a bit grumpy because my head has been killing me, but I love every second of this. If we could stay out here; where my cell reception is shotty and the internet is slow but the adventures are endless, forever I would do it in a heartbeat. This is where I feel home; surrounded by love and laughs and nature. Thank you god for blessing me with all these people, all this beauty, and the opportunity to spend this time together.