Happy December!! One of my absolute favorite months of the year. Getting into the holiday spirit, continuing holiday traditions, and starting new ones. We realized this past weekend that we enjoy our time up at the cabin in the winter almost as much as the summer.
As you have probably already realized the Hensel family, Rachel’s family, is our ride or die. Rach and I are obviously besties, Josh is one of Ethan’s closest friends, and our kids just get along so well together. Ethan needed some help from Josh installing our new wood stove, so Rach and I decided to plan a fun weekend for us and the kids.
While the boys worked we made Christmas cookies, Christmas ornaments, listened to Christmas songs, and watched Christmas movies. We also decided to invest in some ice skates for all the kids. Little did we know they would spend the majority of the weekend on the ice. They absolutely loved it. Ethan also picked up a hand auger and ice fishing pole for Austin that he put to use right away. All this to say, there were core memories made this weekend and this will be one of our new favorite traditions. I hope you enjoy this blog and have a very Merry Christmas with family and friends.
The sunsets are just as gorgeous in the winter as they are in the summer. We decided to join the kids on the ice after all our work was done. So much fun!!
These 4 might as well be siblings. Thats how close they have become over the years. It is so much fun watching them make core memories together.
Our happy place!!! Buying this cabin has definitely been one of the best decisions we have ever made.
My ride or die!! Love this girl to death. Also this JACKET is my go to lately. As you can tell this was a chill weekend and I rocked my Aerie Pajamas all weekend!! Last but not least, I live in my UGG Classic Ultra Mini during MN winters. Click this LINK for details as well as a great Amazon option that are more budget friendly.
Had to make sure Josh got into one of the pics. He is Ethan’s go to when he needs a hand, needs some guy time, or wants a cribbage and bourbon night.
If you haven’t yet, please meet our new golden retriever puppy, Presley. She is the sweetest and also loved being on the ice with the kiddos. It was her first trip up to the cabin. She seemed to love the cabin as much as we do, as you can tell from the next photo. Lol.
Someone is exhausted from the play time on the ice with the kiddos.
The original reason we came up to the cabin this weekend was to get this baby put in. How dang cute is it?!?! Let’s just say it is extremely efficient and we needed a window open to cool it down a bit. Ethan painted the brick area a couple weekends ago with a high heat fireplace paint.
Nothing to see here, lol. Josh was Ethan’s attic guy. Cutting holes in the ceiling and roof and connecting stove pipes together. Let’s just say he needed a shower after.
As you may or may not be aware, we lost our beautiful Piper, golden retriever, to stomach cancer right before Thanksgiving. One of her favorite places was the cabin. So we had to get a Mixtiles picture made and hung it right in the kitchen area for all to see.
Rach and I did our annual Christmas gift exchange between the 2 of us this weekend as well. How dang cute is this temp-controlled Ember coffee mug?!?! She said she wanted it to match out cabinets at the cabin.
The girls loved helping with the Christmas cookies. These ones are Oreo truffles and we obviously made this batch gluten free for Nevaeh. We used this Recipe but just substituted gluten free Oreos.
Well no surprise here. If you have been following me for any period of time you know I am a #spiller. I was bringing these PB Cup Cookies outside to cool down and accidentally bumped the pan on the door. 5 second rule, lol.
The ornament making was a hit. Even the adults got involved and made their own.
Ethan was finally able to wrap up the wallpaper in the bunk room downstairs. He had to remove a birch log that was screwed to the wall and patch Sheetrock behind where that was. Love how it turned out. Wallpaper is making a comeback!!
