Trip to the Cabin at Fish Lake - May 23-26

So I'm finally getting caught up on blogging about the vacations Derrick and I went on in May. For Memorial Day weekend we went to the cabin Derrick's maternal grandpa and his siblings built at Fish Lake here in Utah. It's a 2 1/2 hour drive south of Provo. I was surprised to find that Spring hasn't reached Fish Lake yet. It was still really cold and even snowed a little on some of the days.

We met Derrick's parents and the Sessums, a family from their ward, at the cabin and had a lot of fun with them. Over the weekend we made s'mores around the fireplace, watched movies, went on 2 walks/hikes, and played lots of games. We went to church at the lodge there (about a 3 minute drive from the cabin) and during the sacrament a bat started flying around the room. I'd never seen that before! Also, it was so cold in there that most of the women didn't bother to wear skirts and most people brought piles of blankets with them. An old lady sat next to me and threw one of her blankets on top of Derrick and me because she brought so many. She was pretty funny to talk to before church started.

The cabin is pretty rustic. The only sources of heat were the fireplace and a wood burning stove. We got to climb ladders to get to the lofts we slept in at night. There was some question before we got there as to whether or not I could handle the ladder but luckily there was no problem. I'm glad I can still do a lot of the things I could before I was pregnant. One of the biggest things I miss is being able to bend over. Tying my own shoes without difficulty is one thing I won't take for granted anymore :).

We didn't take very many pictures during the trip but I did want to show what the cabin looks like, especially the ladder and the loft. As a disclaimer on the pictures, we were semi-roughing it so showering and using makeup were not regular occurrences over the weekend.