Mother's Day in McCall

This year we decided to get out of town for Mother's day . . . so we could spend some real family time together. We were going to go to Spokane, Washington. Then we thought about Bend, Oregon (we were there last year on Mother's day). But ultimately we decided to go somewhere we have never been, and also somewhere close (one tank of gas got us there and back again, with gas left over!)

So we loaded up the car and headed to McCall, Idaho!

We rented an AMAZING cabin for a really low price (it is the off-season). I think this will be a new tradition . . . Mother's day in McCall. It was so great!

This was the main cabin. It was HUGE for us. It was amazing to have so much space (and an upstairs -- the kids loved that!)

You can also rent out the unit over the garage if you have a big crew . . .

we did not need it, this time.

You walk into a beautiful living room heated with a propane stove. It was so warm and instantly inviting. It had the "wow" factor. It was better than I expected! Every detail was perfect!

This is the family room with comfy couches and flat screen. (This was NOT a rustic experience, just so you know!) There was cable TV and everything. I spent a lot of time watching HGTV learning about home decorating. It is a good thing we do not have cable in our home -- I think I would watch all day!

They also had a selection of 175 movies to choose from. There were a lot of games to play, which I thought was an awesome thing! They had games for ALL ages.

The kids loved playing monopoly with daddy . . . mommy was kicking back with the home decorating channel. (I do NOT like monopoly!)

It was the little things in this cabin that made it special. They had games out like this frog tic-tac-toe (love it!)

and this rustic checkers board

There were other cabins around, but you still felt like you had privacy in the ponderosa pines -- which smell so yummy!

The dining room, with the laundry room off the back

The Kitchen -- so cute!

The back deck

Playing in the very deep snow -- it felt like Alaska!

After snow jumping they warmed their feet by the fire

The master suite had a king size bed -- we could have fit a whole other person between us!

It was located upstairs

This was Sammi's room she was in Heaven with her own room. It was located downstairs.

The boys room -- it was so fun!

It even had a Playstation (which they did not really play, too much to do!)

We did go out to eat the first night we were there. About 1 minute away from the cabin we found this place. It is called Lardo Grill and Saloon -- how could we resist such a classy-looking place? I just knew it was right for our family. Sure enough -- it was AMAZING food. They load you up! We all brought boxes back to the cabin . . .

William finished his spaghetti the next day

We did go for a walk on Saturday and we saw this guy . . .

Sammi said, "Hey that is really big cat!" We all looked for what she was talking about and we saw it. A pet Bobcat!? Weird!

We had a really good time together as a family. It was very relaxing, which is just what we needed. We had nothing planned. We spent most of the time just in the cabin, doing whatever we wanted to do. We went to church in McCall on Sunday and we really enjoyed the ward out there. The Mother's day speakers were really fantastic. The kids all cried when we left the cabin. They did not want to leave! We will go back, for sure!

I think Mother's Day in McCall might be a new tradition!