Off the grid

We spent the last few days off the grid at the cabin with Grandmom and Grandpa.  Due to really crappy weather and insane work schedules (eric) it has been forever since we have made it up there.  Since our last visit the kids have grown by leaps and bounds.  Otto now finishes his meals in a hurry, hops up from the table and rushes back outside to play.  Followed by his ever faithful dog companion, Hugo.  Gone are the days of constant supervision and worrying he would get lost.  He knows to stay close and since there is a limitless amount of things to explore close to home, he is set.

 When we were in New Orleans in March and the kids were here in grandparent heaven the seed was planted about having a camp fire and s'mores.  Grandmom and Grandpa held true to their promise and when we got there the camp fire was already set up along with chairs for everyone.

 Hero of the weekend no. 1, Grandmom!

Tied for no. 1, Grandpa!

 Living the good life.

 There really aren't words to describe how dirty the kids were by the end of the weekend, however the amount of "stuff" that came out of Mette's hair when I gave her a bath this evening was rather impressive.

 Not only had the kids never been to a real campfire cookout, eric had never had s'mores.  Happy to continue on my campaign to fill in the gaps in eric's life education I sat them all down for a sticky sweet treat.

 They were very popular.

With everyone!

 No trip to the cabin is complete without banjo music!

 Otto working on the fine art of cooking over a campfire and NOT dropping your food in the coals.

Our take on Easter:  

Fluffy, sugary pink bunny on a stick

Enter, Fire!

Delicious.  Isn't that what all the hype is about?  Bunnies at the stake, or am I getting something confused?

Cementing their super cool status, Grandmom and Grandpa had a tarp and sleeping bags so the kids could stay up late and enjoy the fire.

While they were all snuggled up I read some of The House at Pooh Corner.

Really this is nothing more than admiring a beautiful setting for breakfast and great light.

A little good cabin air and lots of running around can really wear a girl out.  Mette crashed out with Grandma on the hammock for a little pre-lunch snooze.

Otto LOVES the "Tarzan/Luke rescuing Leia" rope swing as he likes to call it.

It was a really wonderful few days and now all I can think about is how soon can we get up there again. The kids both had a wonderful time.  It is so great to have a place where they can learn how to just fart around in the woods.  Otto went on walks with Grandpa and learned how to identify deer poop which he thought was REALLY cool, we all went exploring and everyone ate well.

These pictures are really great, but wait until you see the videos eric is cutting together right now.  Seriously, we are sitting side by side on the couch both plugging away on editing on the computer.

We are so romantic.