A Weekend at Mahoney

This past weekend, we needed to do something besides sit around the house. Carson was the 'Star of the Week' two weeks ago and at the end of that week, he was given the task of taking 'Buddy Bear' home for the weekend. Everyone in his class gets their turn to take Buddy Bear home and then write in Buddy's journal about what they did. Tara figured that 'sitting around the house' or 'fighting with my sister' wouldn't be a very interesting thing to write in the journal. Initially, we had planned to go back to Columbus and visit Grandpa Steve but they were sick that weekend and we needed to make other plans ASAP. That is when Tara came up with the idea of renting a cabin at Mahoney State Park.

We were able to check in Saturday afternoon, after the kids played at the outside playground area, and invited their cousins from Omaha to join as well. Needless to say, we had a full house Saturday night with Carson, Hannah, and their three cousins Jake, Clara and Reva partying until late.

The kids had a great time. Jake and Carson rode their bikes, walked in the woods and found deer, played with snakes.....scared the girls with the snakes. Hannah, Clara, and Reva liked playing at the outdoor play center, watching movies, and playing with babies......and the snacks, not the snakes.

So during that weekend, Carson was able to spend the night at Nana and Papa's, party in a cabin, and see his cousins. And write a bunch in Buddy Bear's journal.