Shaun took Thursday and Friday off so we could head up to the cabin early before the weather got chilly and rainy!  We had a great time!  We took our bikes and rode around a bit, relaxed, had a fire, did some reading, puzzles and just hanging out - which is always nice!  Gwen loves the cabin, even though she missed TV!! ACK!  How did that happen??  with MY kid!? haha  Oh well.. tv and internet free for a few days was wonderful!  :)   On the way home we stopped at Bronners, as we always do, and let Gwen pick an ornament.. any kind she wanted.. guess what she picked??  A freakin' M & M!! HAHA We also found a beautiful ornament for Dresden - a snowbaby sleeping on a cloud holding a blue blanket.. it says 2008.  I feel like I want something more to remember him by at Christmas.. any ideas are welcome!  :)  

So, overall the trip was a great time!  It's always nice to get away from the everyday world and escape to someplace different.  It was sad going to the cabin without Dresden.. we keep a journal at the cabin and the last line I wrote when we were there in August was that we hope to be back in November with our new addition!   It was supposed to be our first trip as a family of 4.. a trip we were all looking forward to taking together - we could have never imagined that we'd be a family of 3 again.. ever!    

Gwen with her "gobbles"  That's what she thinks they're called! haha

She USED to be shorter than this penguin!!

The arteeeeeest!!