2020 Thanksgiving Trip

 We were back at Mulberry Mountain this year for our Thanksgiving trip. It was a wonderful week "off the grid" and on the trails in the Ozark Mountains. We rode ATVs, hiked, enjoyed campfires every night, board games, and our first ever Gingerbread House Building Competition! 

Around the Cabin

Grace and Charis 13 and 16. I love and appreciate how they care for each other. Like all sisters they bicker and bug each other, but at the end of the day they truly love and care for each other.  

Extreme Tic-Tac-Toe Game

The River Cabin was rustic and peaceful. We could hear the Mulberry River from our campfire.

On the Trails

Scott loved driving the new KRX ATV

Grace did FANTASTIC driving the ATV!

Hiking

Top of the Hanging Rock

Exploring Caves

Hike behind the waterfall!

View from behind the waterfall.

The Gingerbread House Battle!

This year we had our first ever Gingerbread house building competition. Charis came up with the idea and it was a HIT! We drew names for partners and each team was given a ginger house box kit and one extra box/bag of candy to work with. The teams had 45 minutes to perfect their creations. 

It was an intense completion with every team putting in their best efforts!

Paul and Grace's creation with the blue roof and Sourpatch soldiers won for best house.
April and Robert's driver through beverage barn with "inspirational quotes" was super creative and well built!!

Coming in last place was Scott and April G's house. They felt the cold weather outside and being stuck with Peanut M&Ms really set them at a disadvantage. While Sarah and Charis' Sea Themed House  did not win the original competition, but it did stand the longest when the Gingerbread houses were set a blaze later that night. 

It was a wonderful week to get away as a family. I am very thankful for our Thanksgiving!

Short videos from the week.