David's cousin (Becca) invited us to join her family at their cabin in Duck Creek on the first weekend of this month. What I pictured in my head and what the area would look like (or feel) was completely different.
We got to the cabin before the Fellwock's did. As you can see it was very sunny. But within an hour of being there, the clouds came in and it stayed pretty cool for the remainder of the weekend. Duck Creek is in Southern Utah and when you think of Southern Utah, you usually think dry, hot, and anything but green. Duck creek wasn't anything we imagined. It's this hidden beauty, small town, country feel. We absolutely loved it!
While we were waiting for Fred, Becca, and their children to get there we went site seeing. We found a few scenic spots as well as some lava rocks.
That night, the adults stayed up late just talking. I was immediately reminded how welcoming Becca is and how funny Fred is. We hadn't seen them in years, which is room for awkwardness when reunited, but that wasn't the case at all.
On Saturday, Becca took us to Aspen Mirror Lake. It was incredibly windy, which made it quite cold so we didn't last very long with fishing.
Becca then took us on a little hike taking us to a tree swing in the middle of nowhere. With all the trees around, it didn't feel so cold.
There was so much to do there like 4 wheeling.
This is my favorite picture of the whole weekend. Sometimes I get sad when David tells me some stories of his childhood, but never is there anything sad when a story of Becca is involved. I think it is easy to say that she is his favorite and he loves her dearly. I enjoyed, so much, them reminiscing over their childhood memories that weekend.
These second cousins hit it off right away. Ruger could not get enough of playing with her!
Brigham, Hyrum, Ruger, and I had to leave early on Sunday because of a commitment I had to attend to but Levi and David stayed and 4 wheeled to a cave that Becca showed them. Look at David's beard! Quite dusty!
Seeing David with Becca together that weekend made me so incredibly happy. Not just because of what I mentioned before and the reminiscing, but also because when I see my boys with their cousins I know that their relationships can last even until adulthood as well.
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