Leavenworth

The first week of May we took a little vacation to Leavenworth, Washington. It was somewhere we wanted to go when we lived in Seattle, but just never found the time. So, when Brad had a week of vacation and we found a hotel for the right price, we decided to go.

On the way we stopped at Grand Coulee Dam. That place is amazing! We took a tour of the dam, went inside and underneath it, and learned a whole lot of interesting facts about it. Did you know it's the largest hydro-power producer in the US? And one of the largest concrete structures in the world? Kind of weird that it's literally stuck in the middle of nowhere...

Leavenworth is a cute little Bavarian destination town in central Washington. Besides the cute themed town (even the McDonald's is Bavarian-style) it has absolutely amazing views of the Cascade mountain range.

We spent a lot of time hanging out in the cute village browsing through shops.

 We found a beautiful park along the river:

A cute little deer in the park

We ate Brats and toured a candy factory that makes Turkish Delight (a la Chronicles of Narnia):

even baby Sam  had to wear a hair net at the candy factory

And we swam in the hotel pool. A lot.

The weather was warm and perfect, and the kids were angels. Sam was only about 5 weeks old and he did great! That boy... he's a blessing for sure.

Our last morning there Brad discovered that Leavenworth is a destination for world class rock climbing and white water rafting. So, in search of some rock climbing we decided to venture out on a little hike. It was probably not very smart. The hike was super steep and dusty and it was super hot, yet there we were with our two little girls and our newborn. Oops. Leah was a disaster. She screamed and cried nearly the whole way. We stuck with it long enough to get a good view, praised the girls for doing something so hard, and went back to the pool to swim.

All in all, it was a great little vacation. Our first venture out as a family of five! I wish we could go again: I hear it's really amazing at Christmas time. We'll put it on our bucket list!

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