4th of July Cabin Trip

The family all got invited to spend the 4th of July up at a very lovely cabin belonging to Andrea's 

In-laws, The Veenkers. We had a great time playing outside, making s'mores, learning card games, and of course, 4-wheeling.

Calvin's trip on the 4-wheeler. 

Those legs you see sticking out are my mothers. She was hanging on for dear life.

Showing all the dust that had blown onto my pants on the ride. 

Wearing black was probably not a good idea.

We had some free time so some of us decided to go on another 4-wheeling 

adventure. I decided I would rather stay at the cabin and converse or take a nap or something since 

that week was going to be a long one for me. During the trip, my brother Erik and little sister Ami started accelerating and Erik decided to let off the gas. But instead of the 4-wheeler just rolling slowly (as a car would if you let off the gas), its engine breaks stopped the 4-wheeler right on a rocky area, where they apparently slipped and the 4-wheeler flipped them right off. Luckily, both Erik and Ami were wearing helmets or else their injuries might have been much worse, to say the least. They both got scraped up and came away with some pretty nasty bruises, but thankfully that was the most of it. 

What remained of Erik's coat after falling on some rocks.

A bruised cheek

Erik's side bruise. 

Ami's scraped up forearm. This is after it healing, too. 

Trust me, it looks a lot better in this picture.

Nothing like a few 4-wheeling bruises to finish off the 4th of July weekend right!