After spending our last holiday without Moose, we felt it only right to have a vacation where our favorite canine could join!
And what a house we selected!! (The bath mat says "Moose on the Lake"!!)
We arrived Friday evening and it was a wonderfully clear night - Brent and I loved being able to stand outside and see so many more stars than back home! The second night we brought some pillows and blankets out to the truck bed and really got to watch the stars in comfort!
A really cool cabin - part of the house was built in the 1830's with a more modern addition in the back. The master bedroom was upstairs - and it wouldn't be a vacation without an early morning wakeup call from Moose!
After a lazy morning, we arrived at Stone Mountain for our hike. This year we decided we could complete the 2.8 mile hike (one way) to the summit.
A pretty view at about the halfway point.
The problem was those pesky rocks on the trail.
I don't think we really understood how difficult walking on those rocks was for Moose. He is definitely not used to walking on gravel like that. We made sure we stopped several times to rest. The last 0.5 mile of the trail was pretty steep.
Moose hung out in the shade while we took turns admiring the view.
Back at the cabin was more time spent relaxing and playing games. The cabin also had an electronic pinball machine - not quite the same "feel" as a real one.
After a yummy hot dog & tater tot dinner, we found some dry wood and started a fire. I think Brent was happy relaxing.
We made a fire!
Cute picture of the cabin in the background!
The cabin was definitely decorated to fit the theme!
Modern kitchen!
Brock and Moose hanging out on the front porch as we were packing the vehicles.
We drove to Elkin/Jonesville for a Cracker Barrel brunch, then made our way back to Glade Valley to drop Brock off for this third year at Camp Cheerio.
Thankfully this year we had full sunny skies on drop-off day!
Bottom bunk secured in the Apache cabin!
After we left, his cabin took some pictures in front of this amazing view before the swim test. Brock is the third boy from the right.
The camp director posts nightly recaps of their day along with some pictures. The Apache cabin scored Honor Cabin (the most clean cabin after cabin clean-up) every single day that he was there! Wow!
Brock signed up for pickleball - he's in between some kids - but the sixth-ish kid from the right.
We also spotted him doing some creating with Legos in the Sloane Center!
Looks like he was having a good time with friends on the lawn one evening.
And lastly, a cabin skit where they were dancing to a few song mixes. I was glad to see him smiling.
A great way to wrap up a very eventful summer!
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