Seriously, could this picture get any cuter? Four kids fishing with Kris on a serene river with a mountainous view... Awesome! Friends of ours own a family place on the Poudre River (north of Ft Collins) and it exceeded expectations! We spent just over 24 hours up there, but it was so heavenly that it felt like a week. Even Carter thought so. He got so tuckered out when he was down by the river that he basically slept every other waking moment. What a great experience for our old pal. Pretty sure he slept for three straight days when we got home.
When the weather cooperated, the boys spent their time fishing on the river. This was pretty different than our normal lake fishing. It took a lot more casting practice and we had to pay attention a lot more to work with the drift of the river.
When the rain hit shortly, we entertained ourselves with a little Uno or just chatting and enjoying the view from the family cabin.
I think cornhole is a requirement in the Cannode and Tiley families. The kids even had boards their size to play on while the adults practiced their skills.
This was seriously one of the best 'family weekends' we have had mostly because the Tiley family is just like ours. We love to have fun and ensure everyone is included. Jillian wanted to make sure it was ok to share her cheesy popcorn with little K. Karsten just loved the hugs!
Another rainy moment - no worries... we must learn to play BeyBlade! What? you haven't heard of that game?... you must not have any little boys in your house. "Let it Rip!"
Just us enjoying some more time near the river... can we stay forever?
Ok, so I will claim that we loosely 'camped' this weekend. Hard to call it camping when we stayed in such a beautiful home on the river, but we did make sure to do all the mandatory camping activities... like S'mores! Who wants s'mores?!?!
This was one of my favorite parts of the weekend. Camden showed his carved out river to the rest of the kids and they had 'boat races' with sticks found near the river. What is so cool about this is that the carved out river was made by Leif back when he was Camden's age! The Tiley family has owned this property since Leif was a kid. They tented and used campers for many years and the beautiful home we stayed in... was just built this year! So, they have a new home, but lots of memories dating back many years. Love the family history and feel of this property.
My other favorite part? These guys!
Thank you again to Jacqueline and Leif Tiley for letting us in on their family time. We were seriously so relaxed and walked away from this quick weekend with memories we will cherish for years to come. I am so glad that our little Minions are so loved by yours. Fun watching them grow up together... and it wasn't even at a CSU event this time!
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