A very much anticipated trip: our annual summer vacation to the family cabin at Green Lake! Keeping with tradition, we made our lunch pit stop at Skihist Park.
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Guess we timed it just right as we got to see a couple of trains pass through the canyon below!
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We took a little bit of time to kick the ball around :)
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We arrived at the cabin just before dinner, which was followed by s'mores for dessert!
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Hanging around the fire with Nani & Papa...
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Both the boys were due for a haircut!
This was my first attempt at cutting Brody's hair...
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The paparazzi were obviously tipped off!
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Brody seemed to not mind the outdoor haircut concept!
Much calmer than when we get it done in the salon.
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Didn't take long and he was done with sitting around! ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyVHKpNaPOpcvAuC9dFMGW4laOBl1IROYMyINtXcpGaJ8Zqzj3vH5eI7Mb8wCBeqMa3Jjd3W_p9XDEg8ZGb5CP8SpGLMUtcVpHTlifa90brRLWCacuF60SVTY4rju-4JVL0Y7og/s320/_DSC0120.jpg)
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A ride with Nani on the quad to our picnic spot for lunch...
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The cousins riding behind in the trailer...
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After lunch Papa took Xander for a ride around the swamp!
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Daddy got to metal detecting the area...
Brody took to doing the same with the umbrella pole!
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Found something!
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An old bullet shell ;)
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Kickin the dirt around with cousin Justus...
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Dan, Nikki & Pixel's accommodation...
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An evening bike ride with our fearless leader - Jason Brown!
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Nani pushing Brody on the swing...
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The older cousins spent many hours playing on the trampoline!
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Hanging out on the lake!
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Building sandcastles...
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A family of otters just happened to pass by!
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Our tired campers!
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On our way home we took a little detour in Ashcroft, where we stopped at a "Farmer's Market" which surprisingly only consisted of 3 booths! So we walked around and found some historic items to look at before continuing on our way home.
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