ANOTHER CONFERENCE AT THE CABIN

 

The Mather family has a family tradition each year over General Conference weekend of traveling to the cabin and spending the weekend with family. We love it and it gives us time to have lots of fun with those whom we love so much. Friday afternoon we headed to the lake to do some fishing and the Coffman’s (Mandy’s sisters family) had already caught a lot of fish. We didn’t stay long but Colton caught a few and gave them to some other fisherman. It’s absolutely beautiful up there!

          

                           

On the way back there were a ton of sheep that were out on the road. Someone told us that they may be wild sheep but either way it was really crazy!

We usually listen to conference on the radio since we do not get TV reception, however this weekend the AM receiver wasn’t working too well so we rolled down the car windows and listened to it blasting from the car. It wasn’t too bad. Saturday and Sunday flew by so fast.

The horses up at the cabin are always a huge hit. They swarm you at the sight of apples. It can sometimes be a bit scary. Colton had some eat off of his head.

        

    

The zipline was hands down probably the most fun for everyone. The kids are so cute going down it. Little Desmond isn’t big enough but he still had a good time!

          

                                  

  

Overall it was a very successful weekend and some great memories were formed. It was a really nice time to get away and enjoy nature while spending time with the best company in the world: family!

                   

         

He loves this….

P.S. we wanted to mention that we hurried home from the cabin Sunday to have a Sunday/ Birthday dinner with David and we want to make sure he knows how much we love him and appreciate him.

CONFERENCE AND THE CABIN

Each year during Fall General Conference we make the trip to Mather’s Last Resort. It’s a family Cabin that the Mather siblings share and we love going up there. It’s only about an hour drive from Salt Lake which makes it nice to get away for a little while. There’s just something about being up there in the serene mountains and quaking aspens that make it so relaxing. General Conference was great and Colton really enjoyed Elder Patrick Kearon’s talk during the Priesthood Session. In between sessions we would go on hikes, play outside, feed the horses down by the river, and even have some fun on the zip line. What a fun weekend!

           

   

       

          

EASTER TIME IS BUNNY TIME

This year General Conference landed on Easter weekend so we had quite the juggling act to perform between the 3 families we would end up spending time with. We figure that while we still don’t have kids this sort of thing is bearable but you can see how it may get unmanageable. Conference was great and Colton’s Dad even flew in early from California to make it to Priesthood Session Saturday night. Later that night we met up with some friends at a Brazillian Pizzaria called “Central do Brasil” where they do a Rodizzio of all-you-can-eat Pizza! We had a great time. All day Saturday we were either playing soccer or trying to catch as much of Conference that we could. The juggling act began Sunday morning as we met at Colton’s Dad’s house for Easter Breakfast. We had the complete works. Everything tasted great and the eggs benedict were a huge hit as well. After our breakfast feast we headed to Mandy’s parents’ home for the afternoon. Our nieces and nephews were there so that kept us occupied pretty much the entire time. Colton retired quickly to take a much needed nap. We had no room for food either. Later that evening we headed over to Jewelya’s home for the much anticipated Easter Egg hunt. But before we could begin the hunt or even receive our Easter Baskets we had to recite “Easter Time” by James J. Metcalf. Colton had grown up listening to this poem but Mandy memorized the entire thing in just a day. Show Off! It goes:

“Easter time is bunny time, to hunt for colored eggs. But only for the tiny tots unsteady on their legs.

Easter time for grown-ups and for children not so small, is time to worship Jesus in His miracle for all.

His resurrection from the grave, the only Son of God. Who gave His life for every sin committed on this sod.

So let not eggs or pleasure be the object of our search, but let us seek His guidance as we pray to Him in church.

Let us rejoice as He arose and opened Heaven’s door, where all the good and pure of heart may dwell forever more.”

The easter egg hunt was great! We weren't exactly being great examples of the poem but some could argue that we are a little “unsteady on our legs".” At the end of the hunt we managed to rack up the egg count for a cash total of over $70 plus a load of candy to go with it. Brooklyn found a pair of lost keys which earned her an extra $50 and Dano found the golden egg with a $50 bill inside! Nice work guys.