Escape

In a burst of spontanaeity, we decided to go up to the cabin. I think we just needed an escape from the heat of the valley (it's been over 100 degrees lately) and all the stress of life. From the moment we decided to go to the cabin to the time we arrived there, it was all of 3 hours. We all arrived up there exhausted...okay, and the cabin just is a great place to relax. Here we are enjoying the cool of the back porch.Fortunately, we all got our second winds and thoroughly enjoyed playing up there. Laura's favorite part was throwing rocks in the river. I think she would've thrown them for hours had our knees not given out in the search to keep her in rocks.We had a great night and were looking forward to sleeping in. Alas, a bird flew into the chimney and awakened all of us at the crack of dawn. Yep, the "early bird" got us up nice and early. Later that morning Jason clambered up the roof to repair the chimney and eliminate the bird problem. The prospect of him on that steep roof scared me so much I couldn't watch. Yes, he made it down safely.

We got a nice bonus that Mom and Dad joined us up there for a wonderfully big and relaxed breakfast. Here are Jason and Laura playing on the floor while waiting for breakfast.
We took off before it got too hot for a little fall shopping (yes, to get what we want for Laura's fall wardrobe, we have to start this early) at the Park City outlets.

I think this spontaneous trip was a bit of heaven for all of us. Laura got to relax from the rules of home by jumping on the bed (foams on the floor), playing in dirt, and screaming with joy. Jason and I got to forget about work, callings and the house. I think we'll be going up to the cabin a lot more often; it was a grand time!