Mom... I love you more than McDonalds.

We had a great Memorial weekend! We packed up the Trailblazer (or, Failzazer as Logan pronounces it!) and tried to beat the traffic by leaving town at 2pm. Apparently, everyone had that exact same idea because we STILL hit some major traffic! It is so fun to see that the closer to the cabin we get, the more and more excited Jason becomes! The storytelling begins at about the Hinckley exit. It is fun to see him remember certain trips to the cabin as a child, or a teenager and even though I have heard these same stories dozens of times... I just smile and let him chatter on. The cabin means so much to him and I am so glad that we now get to bring our kids up to start making their own memories!

Conner had a blast with his idol, Jason's cousin Weston, and the two of them got in some good fishing. Conner was so proud of his rock bass and his crappie, even though he had to throw them back! Weston even took Conner on a boat ride and they found a little turtle and a big frog. The begging to keep them was not so awesome for mom........

Logan even got a go at it with his very own Spiderman fishing pole that was graciously handed down from his brother. Conner got a brand new "big kid" pole that came with lures and everything!

The best part is that the boys get to spend time with Jason's grandma Liz.. or Grandma Lizard as Conner calls her! She is 84 and sharp as a tack- she has a wonderful sense of humor and I love that whenever she addresses one of the boys, she calls them something like "sweet potoato" or "sugar dumpling" it melts my heart!

We were going to head back home on Sunday afternoon, but we heard that the whole clan was coming for a visit, so we decided to stay one more night. The boys were busy outside doing some work on the new patio and they even let Conner help out by letting him use the drill and help to make the new step. He was in his glory!

The next morning we headed back for home and although we were tired, we had a great time! As we were packing up to leave, I asked Conner if he had fun. He said yes and then headed for the door. He paused for a minute and turned around and said " I love you so much mom, even more than I love McDonalds. " Yep..... it was a great weekend.