christmas at the cabin, 2012.

Every year we go to the Olsen family cabin for a few days after Christmas. This year, with all the craziness that comes with twin newborns, we assumed we shouldn't go and planned to stay home for the weekend instead. However somewhere along the way Greg changed his mind and informed me we'd be going at about 10am on Saturday morning as he scrambled Evie's egg. I responding by texting him the list I keep on my phone of everything that's required to leave the house for more than 3 hours with 3 children under 2 and let him have at it (the list is AT LEAST 20 items long. I figured it would knock some sense into him, but he was feeling ambitious and I was feeling bored). 2.5 hours later we were on our way.

It was so nice to spend some time under a different roof and have help with the babies for a full 24 hours--Jennie and Margaret barely even let me hold them! I can't believe what a difference just one more person makes when it comes to managing my children. Maybe I'm just not good at it yet, but we're talking the difference between life and death. Sanity and suicide. I kid. But, it's huge.
 

It was a freezing, beautiful weekend at the cabin spent chatting by the Christmas tree and bundling up the kids to "play" in the snow (It was Evie's first time. She mostly cried). I'm finding I should never say never when it comes to what I will and won't do with 3 tiny kids in tow. We keep telling our families we won't be coming to this and that and then we get bored, get caffeinated and somehow show up after all. Sometimes I think my life might not actually be over. (wink)

I have taken this exact picture of Ty & Greg at least 10 times. I should compile all of them to prove it. They keep asking me to take it. You guys look SO COOL.

These babies. I am so in love. They are so worth it.

wheeler farm in the sunshine.

 

 horses

goats

sheep

babies

ducks

geese

cows

cousins

sunshine

what's not to love?

christmas day twenty eleven.

After our own little Christmas morning at home we headed out for Christmas brunch and church with my fam. Later we got packed up and headed up the mountain to spend the rest of the weekend at the cabin. We had such a great day being with both sides of our family and we loved every minute. Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without all of these faces and memories and time spent with each of them. Love both of our families so so much and we loved our first Christmas with little baby Evs.

 

This was a sweet moment with Pansey. You can't really tell but she is choking back tears in this picture over a reading lamp my Mom and I chose for her a few weeks ago at Ikea. It was something practical that my Mom knew she needed and who would have thought it would mean so much to her. I love that sweetest Grandma of mine so much.

 

i love this picture. i imagine she is thinking "man he is so much bigger than i am?!"

and at the cabin....

the cutest rocking moose you ever did see. perfect for cabin, yes?!

babies who stand.

he's too old for that.

And now i officially declare Christmas twenty eleven closed. Will someone please come get rid of all the Christmas clutter in my living room and do all of my returns/exchanges for me?? thankyousomuch.

Ps. I don't think I took enough pictures. Next year someone please remind me to snap one or two! Gosh.