♥ Our Ouachita Mountains Trip (Part 1) ♥

My favorite style of house is most definitely a log one, or at least rustic. My heart leaps at the sight of one.  I always wonder what it might look like inside…….if it reflects the same character and charm on the inside as it does (for me) on the outside. And I always hope that it would!   Speaking for me, I couldn't bear the thought of a "modern decor" in a log cabin.  For me, it would be disappointing.

Well, the little cabin we stayed in most definitely didn't disappoint. It wasn’t overdone but was simple and sweet. And it was definitely rustic and charming oozing with character. I thought you might enjoy a tour, because YOU KNOW I took pictures! As a matter of fact, I'll just warn you.....this post is very picture heavy!  Feel free to scroll quickly.  :)

So here we go……..

The outside of our cabin:  The Newlywed Cabin

Come on inside!

The bed was on a platform.  It was beautiful!

Wasn't that sweet and romantic?  :) 

Just look at all of that wood!  Ahh!

See that basket on top of the armoire?  That's a picnic basket and it was provided and loaded with dishes for us to use for our outing.

Oh my goodness I loved that cabinet door! 

Loved all the little details and touches like the shutters on the windows!  So charming!

The back porch:

And the view from the back porch at sunset:

And just for fun, here are a few pictures taken from the back of the 4-wheeler on our ride. We rode 80 something miles on the 4-wheeler on Saturday. Most of it was down backroads leading to the ATV trails. I didn’t get pictures of the actual ATV trails because I had to hang on to Jason on those if I wanted to stay on the back of the 4-wheeler! Lol!

With our map strapped on.......heading out.

I so enjoy scenery like this.  These are my kind of roads!  There was so much of God's beauty to take in and enjoy!

There was a much bigger cabin across from us that the owners graciously let us tour. We hope to come back and stay in it in the fall and bring the kids. I’ll be back tomorrow with pictures so you can tour that cabin too!  Oh boy was it pretty!  You're in for a treat if you like log cabins!

If you're looking for a peaceful get-away, I highly recommend these cabins!  Email me if you'd like information on them and I'll be glad to share the info with you!

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed the little log cabin tour! And thank you for joining me for Pinned it, Made it Monday yesterday too!

♥ Tammy ♥

It's That Time of Year Again......

The evenings around here have been cooler and just right for 4-wheeler rides. So for the last two weeks, right after supper, we’ve loaded up ….4-wheeler, wagon, and kids…. and enjoyed a ride on the farm field roads around our home and the back gravel roads. It’s something we all have been looking forward to each evening!

Would you like to come along?

Okay, here we go…..

We're starting off in the field right behind the house......

Joy and Luke are back there with a little padding because it’s a little bumpy.

Past the neighbor’s pond…….

Across the road in another field…..it's a little bumpy here!

Down the gravel road....

More neighbors down the gravel road……don’t they have a pretty house?

Yep, it's a dead end road, but I love the house at the end of this little dead end road so we always ride this way.....

Sorry for the blurry photo.....it's kind of hard taking a picture from a moving 4-wheeler.  :)

And here it is.......isn't this just the cutest house?  I think it just looks so cozy and homey.  :)

Here we go through the little "tunnel of trees"....

Cutting back through the fields again headed toward home...

It's starting to get a little dark, so here we are coming in at the back of the house. Hold on, we have to go down into the ditch to get into the backyard.....

And here we are. It was fun, but there's no place like home.

Looks like the little ride put Mr. Luke to sleep....

That happens a good bit of the time. His Joy carries him inside...

Home again until tomorrow evening after supper!

Hope you enjoyed the ride!

Snow Day: A Sleigh Ride (Southern Style), Snowball Fight, and Snow People

Like most of the southern states, we got snow beginning Sunday evening continuing off and on throughout Monday!  That's always exciting around here because we just don't get that much snow and when we do, everything closes down (even homeschoolers get a snow day).  :)    We ended up with about 4 1/2 inches on the ground. 

More unbelievable was that my brother (in Alabama) got 9 inches!  That's just unheard of for them!

Of course, we had to go out and play in it.  Jason had an office day here at home, so he went out to play with us. 

Oh and please don't laugh (too hard) at our snow attire......we just start layering with whatever will work.....as in what will fit over what.  Every year I say I'll invest in nice snow suits (especially for the kids), but then a snow day slips in again and I haven't gotten them.  And mind you, they would only get to use in once or twice a year anyway.  So, we just start layering with pjs, wind suits, thermals....whatever we have handy.  Little Luke was so bundled up and stiff he sort of waddled along.  He had on footie pjs, windpants and hoodie an over that, and pj pants over that, topped with his ski jacket and 2 different toboggans along with the hood from the hoodie.  :)  Joy was layered just as much. 

Now for our southern style sleigh ride.  If you're expecting a horse drawn sleigh, sorry to disappoint you!  :)  Our sleigh ride was a concrete mixing pan pulled by a 4-wheeler.  :)

Joy and Luke were tucked all nice and snug under a blanket.  

Dad was the driving our "sleigh" and mom was the photographer (turned around backwards on the 4-wheeler snapping photos and video).

And I caught Joy a little worried (note the expression) that they were about to tumble over into the ditch at this point.  Of course, dad knew what he was doing.  Luke was calm and collected....oh how trusting he was.  I guess he just felt safe all tucked under his jie jie's arm.   :) 

 
When we got back, the kids got into the messy wet part of snow ball throwing and making snow people.
 

The snow wasn't a real good sticky-make-a-good-snowman-type-of-snow.  But Joy and Luke made mini "snow people".

Joy's:

Luke's:  

Colt had been hibernating under the covers in his room (also off from work) until we came back.  Then he joined in the snowball fight and went for a 4-wheeler ride with Jason.

Here's a little snowball action near my mom and dad's house:  You can hear what a hearty laugh Luke has.  He was thoroughly enjoying this part!  :)  And notice when he falls down, how hard it is for him to get up because he has so many clothes on....making him stiff and waddly.  

And of course, I had to take a few scenery photos.  It was so pretty in the wooded area near our home!

Mama and daddy's house next door:

Afterwards, we came home, washed a ton of clothes, and settled in for a marathon of movies in mom and dad's room snuggled up together on the bed.

Today it was back to work for Jason and Colt, back to school for Joy, and back to our normal routines, but the snow still looks so pretty outside!

How about you.....did you get snow......and if so, did you celebrate or hibernate?  :)