Thorley Cabin

Sof woke up bright and early Tuesday, July 3 ready to go to the mountain! She was so sad that Claire still had to take a morning nap before we left. Little did we know that Sof was sick. She had a 100 degree fever when we left. Greg gave her a blessing, and I gave her drugs, so between the two she was feeling much better by the time we actually got to Cedar City.

Does she look ready or what?

 

It has kind of become a sad little joke around here that Greg is allergic to fun. He always seems to get sick whenever we have something fun planned.

Poor Sof was exhausted and refused to eat dinner at my parent's, so I put her to bed at 6:30 that night. Then I put Claire to bed. Greg took his mtn bike down and was excited to ride a new trail he found in Cedar. 

I was feeling a bit nostalgic driving back down the canyon by myself. It's this view that really makes me miss where I grew up. I spent a lot of years driving up and down these roads, and sometimes I wish my girls could have the same escape. 

This is a pic Greg snapped of the trail he rode. Holy crap!

When I got back into town, I saw Sof running around out front with my parents. Apparently she had woke up around 8:00 pm thinking it was morning. She came down the stairs requesting mush and was ready for the day! So, instead of putting her back to bed, we fired up the CT-70 motorcycle and went cruising the neighborhood streets looking for cousins.

We found them up swimming at my grandpa's neighborhood pool.

Then we watched fireworks!

The next day was the 4th of July parade, and it was fun to watch it with cousins. But boy has that parade gone downhill. It pretty much consisted of every softball and baseball team in town armed with squirt guns. My dad had brought along his old fire extinguisher and I was forced to chase down a certain team who has sprayed Sof in the face one too many times. I was ticked!! One poor boy had no idea that I would chase and spray him as far as I did. 

pictures with Great Grandma Jolley

4th of July babies!

Pictures with Aunt Katy. Claire reminds me a lot of Katy when she was a baby. 

Once we hit dirt roads, the girls get to come out of their car seats.

Helping Grandpa unload the toys.

More rides on the motorcycle.

We forgot Claire's jacket so she had to wear mine.

We got a fun new swing hung up. A big improvement from the giant tire swing I grew up with. Now no one will fall through the middle (someone always did).

I got to cut down a tree with the dullest chainsaw known to man.

She slept good.

Grandma on the zipline.

My nephew Thor has the cutest baby motorcycle and Sof loved to sit on it. This video of her is hilarious!

Getting cool tattoos.

Cute Claire in the nasty hammock.

Hummingbirds galore. 

The traditional zipline video. Sof would go on this zipline at the other cabin but not at the one we put up. She's crazy.

The view seems to get better each year!

Greg doing manly things.

This is Greg after rescuing Sofi from the bath where I was laughing my head off while she screamed hers off. She couldn't get in bed fast enough.

The sunset was beautiful on this particular night! Greg and I sped up to the point to see it.

Sofi still loves to hold Claire.

Claire slept good when she decided to sleep.

Time to go! My sister Jess loaded Sof up for one last Ranger ride. They went ahead of me to open the gates.

Both girls asleep. Proof it still happens.

Cute Claire.

When we woke up Sunday, Claire and I weren't feeling too good so Sof and Greg went to church without us. There must've been something going around up there because pretty much everyone was sick after we all went home. It must've been a combination of the crazy, dry weather/dust and low water table (the water tasted terrible!). Not sure what else it could've been.

We had a lot of fun at the cabin, but it sure feels good to be home.