I Give You...Cabin 9!

This post is long over due!  I don't know where the time goes…you'd think I was running a resort or something!  

Here it is…it's big and beautiful!

I will use very few words and just take you on a picture tour….you'll feel like you're here!  We will start by walking in the door of cabin 9A…

There is one bedroom on the main floor.

The main bathroom is handicap accessible and very large!

Then we head upstairs where there are two bedrooms and a full bath.

Cabin 9B is very similar, but there are some subtle decorating differences so I'll let you tour that one too.  Hobby Lobby was my friend!

The downstairs bedroom has a queen bed and a twin…just like on the other side.

How cute is this arrow in the bathroom?

Upstairs one bedroom has a queen bed and the other has two full.

The bathrooms are adorable…

Jillian's favorite part is this great closet under the stairs.  She thinks it should be stocked with a book shelf and bean bags!

We really had fun with this cabin.  Thanks to our amazing contractor there was very little stress!  Cabinet knobs of all things almost put me over the edge, but we're not talking about that anymore.  We feel so blessed to be sharing this new place with so many of our guests.  Every week is exciting as we get to show it off again.  The fun never ends!

Winter Update!

Goal #1 for 2018 (starting now): Try to update the blog more!  We'll see how that goes.

The big news for this winter is the construction of the new cabin 9!  When it's done it will be a duplex with three bedrooms and two bathrooms on each side.  When it first went up we could not get over how HUGE it looked.  I pulled in the driveway after school one day and my mouth just dropped open.  I thought, "What have we done?!"  

Since then we've gotten used to it and with each step it blends in a little more....or maybe we're just getting used to it!

I have a few pictures of the inside...they're a little hard to see, but at least it's something!

This cabin will be handicap accessible, so we're pretty excited about that.  The first floor will have one bedroom and a large bathroom with a shower and a sink you can roll right up to.  Building a cabin is fun, but the best part will be showing it to our guests each week!  We can't wait to share it with you!

The winter has been long, but so busy.  With three kids, the fun never ends! 

Jillian participated in History Day and studied Pocahontas.  She learned to put information in her own words, and even write a bibliography.  She loved it!

Marc and Calvin had a really fun basketball season.  Lots and lots of games, but Calvin never gets sick of it.  His highest scoring game this year was 17 points!  He had a blast.

Nathan stayed really busy too, but judging from my phone you would think all he ever does is take crazy selfies....

This time of year, as they are predicting yet ANOTHER SNOW STORM, we start dreaming of summer.  We're dreaming of....

big fish

the pool

 PIE (and Gramps)

playing in the water

and beautiful flowers!

If you don't have a reservation for this summer and you'd like one...give us a call!  800-233-8562 or check out our website...

If you do have a reservation, we CAN'T WAIT to see you!

Come on summer!

Our First Season Begins!

Well....it's June 22nd and I'm finally sitting down to do the blog.  Our first season has started off super busy...which is a good thing....and super fun!  Not all resort jobs are fun, but can I tell you what IS fun?  Going to Sam's Club and buying all the candy you can fit in your car!  Two carts full.  Calvin had a great time throwing in all the candy he could find.  It's a kid's dream!

The middle of May Grandpa and Aunt Nancy arrived.  We were all so excited....it's like the official beginning of the resort season!  We quickly got him into one of our new plaid shirts...

The new water whoosh and pyramid have been a huge hit on the lake with the kids!   

 The former Lodgemaster decided to revisit his fly fishing days now that he's retired.  He has been out several times....he walks right into the lake and catches bluegill one after another!

Nathan had summer school in June.  One day his class went to the nursing home and he got to visit Vivian Helgeson.  Don and Vivian owned the resort before my parents....we were very close to them as kids so it was special for Nathan to meet her.

Dave and Mary and their family caught some huge fish when they were here! 

We had some special family time last week.  My dad's sister was still here, and his brother brought his wife and grand kids up for the week so my grandpa had all three of his kids here at once!  

Jillian is our resort social director.  She's always willing to head to the playground with kids or swim in the pool and lake.  She plays hard and sleeps hard.  It's quite a life.  

We have spent time with some amazing families this year.  Some old and some brand new.  We are having a great time living this resort life!  Would you like to join us sometime? Visit our website at www.crlodge.com!