The Cabin

Growing up my family and I would take vacations at my parent's cabin in Big Bear. This last weekend we took Hannah and Kate there for the first time, and it was like giving them a small piece of my childhood. So, what do you do at the cabin with no TV, phone, computer, or anything technical?

1. Play pots
The cabinets at the cabin are more like shelves: no doors. It is great for taking pots and pans out and banging then together. This was a favorite thing my sisters and I did, and the girls seemed to love it too!!

2. Hike
One of our favorite family hikes is the Dam Hike. We have a whole slew of dam jokes that we tell on the dam hike, and it never seems to get old.
Jeff is leaning against a redwood for those who have never seen a redwood.
Looking at the water in the Dam

3. Sit around Dudley and play games.
Dudley is the wood burning stove that heats the entire 5 bed, 2 story cabin, and Dudley is awesome!! It dropped down to the teens at night, and Dudley was blazing so hot we had to open windows just to cool down!! At little Cabinlore for those interested: The cabin was built by a group of Firefighters in 1936. The Firefighters aquired Dudley after putting out a cabin fire. Dudley was the only thing that remained, so they took Dudley, cleaned it up and now have it buring in the cabin.My dad taught Hannah war...she beat him almost every time!

4. Throwing rocks and collecting sticks
This is a major no-no in the Murry family (and I have even been yelled at by Roger for throwing rocks) but on Nichols vacations throwing rocks is a highlight. We pick a landmark (tree, water, rock...) and then throw rocks to try to hit it.



5. Push over dead trees
Now, this doesn't sound very environmentally friendly, but the trees are dead, and dead trees fall over in the winter anyway, and if there is any life in the tree is doesn't fall over even when you push it, so I'm justifying it as a fun cabin activity. On hikes if we see a dead tree we try to push it over.
Jeff and my dad knocking over a dead tree: Hannah enjoyed watching it happen.
TIM-BER!! Kate didn't like the noise the tree made when it feel, and she began to cry :(

My ambitious husband and my overconfident dad...
...this tree was clearly dead but oo big for them to push over, despite how hard they tried!

6. Roast marshmellows
No explanation needed, just a warning: Don't let your mellow stay too long in Dudley...
...or you'll get burned!



7. Swinging on a tree swing

I loved taking the girls to the cabin. I hope that we can go again sometime soon!!