July 4th Weekend at the Cabin

Dan and I, my parents, and 4 of our nieces and nephews(Tannor, McKenzie, Ashley, and Kelsey) spent the weekend of the 4th at the cabin. It was the annual Pleasant Valley Days in Scofield. We had a wonderful time as always.

We enjoyed the Saturday morning parade--where I have never seen so much candy, bouncy balls, otter pops, and colorful necklaces thrown from the floats that were decorated by families who live in the area as well as local businesses. We thought it would be a short parade, but lasted about an hour. We then checked out the historic jail, town hall, and some of the other old buildings. We walked to the old school and saw the pictures that documented the 1900 Scofield Mine disaster, which was so awful and affected so many. There's a nice monument in the cementary. We then walked to the town park where they had booths, food, music, and games for the kids. We had an enjoyable time shopping and playing and devoured snow cones to help cool us down on the way back to the cabin. Some of us got a little sunBURNed! I always forget we're at a higher altitude and we all forgot the sunscreen.

The men went fishing a few times, Dan and Dad scouted some hunting spots, watched some movies, read, ate yummy food, shared our thoughts about what things we are grateful for because we live in the USA,and we played lots of games. A new one we like is called Quiddler--it's a spelling words type of card game. Our family loves playing games, if you can't tell.

That night, we enjoyed the wonderful fireworks over the lake! It had started to rain, so we were in blankets but it didn't matter. The fireworks echoed throughout the valley and the vibrant displays of color showed as reflections over the lake. We are truly grateful for living in this country and for the freedoms we enjoy.

We enjoyed church the next morning in the quaint little building and we were able to luck out and sit on the benches instead of on the chairs. On holiday weekends, the little branch grows to several hundred people. After lunch, we cleaned, packed up and had to return home. Too bad, we couldn't stay there longer. We love the cabin!