July 24, 1999

July 24th, 1999
We came up for Pioneer Day vacation and to celebrate Roland & Nellie’s 26th anniversary. This is the first time Barbara and I (Jim – Lee not Aikens) have been to the cabin since we had Christian 2 ½ years ago. We also brought Kayson, 1 ½ month old baby. Jon and Jolynn also came with their boy, Travis, and Jennie, Jodi, and Jana were here too, so we had our entire family here together. The weather has been very nice – warm in the day and cool and breezy in the afternoon and evening. Friday night we woke to the sound of something rustling around in the main cabin. Barb said “Is that you, Jim?” and I said no, and suddenly saw a big silhouette of some animal against the sky a few inches from my face on the bed. I jumped up and it took off running. By then everyone was awake and we tracked it down and found it hiding behind the paneling in the kitchen. It was about the size of a small rabbit and looked like some kind of mouse or something – we weren’t sure what it was. We scared it out of the house and everyone went back to sleep okay… The next night is visited us again. Saturday, we all went for a hike out to the mouth of Echo Canyon, came back, napped, and then went to the Ponderosa Resort for some swimming. We stayed until Sunday afternoon. It was an enjoyable visit – lots of good food, relaxation, and enjoying each other’s company.