Family Date Night in Leavenworth

Tonight we had a night on the town in Leavenworth...our VERY touristy town 20 minutes from us. It is so fun with their horse draw carriages adorn with autumn decor. Each of the beautiful shops look like they are straight from a picture book. We have been coming to Leavenworth together for years and have our routine of what stores we love to hit. I was a tiny bit saddened that the toy store was no longer on the list. They said they had "baby" toys and weren't interested...hmmp...when did that happen??? Logan saw the hat he is sporting and was knew it must be his...He is a funny kid.We went to a new restaurant this time that served crepes...oh my. We were all in heaven.  We ended at the old fashioned candy store where Logan got his usual sucker with a bug in it and had no problem chopping away at it's head... Again...a funny kid. We blasted music all the way home and danced and sang at the top of our lungs. Alternating from Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Veggietales I love my Lips, YMCA and Christmas songs. (Logan's pick) I love these kind of perfect evenings with just my family. They are heaven on earth.

Escape to... Oregon?

We had planned to go camping this weekend however the forecast was rain, rain, and more rain. So we pulled out the map and looked for places that may not have rain. We got further and further until we ended up in Oregon. We drove 6 hours in hopes of escaping the rain.

With no success. I know we are nuts.
We drove up to our KOA spot in the rain. But it didn't rain on anyone's parade...literally as NOTHING stops them from camping. We did rent for the first time a KOA cabin, which was very cozy, clean and warm and would recommend. They fell in love with Oregon, and were sad we were only there for such a short time. We MUST go back.

We missed the bus all around though....

We missed the sand castle competition. (they rescheduled because of rain)

We missed any food left at the world renowned bakery. We got their at noon, they laughed at us and told us everything is usually gone by 8am.

We missed the chance to climb the Lewis and Clark tower, they were doing fire rescue drills. We missed any sun...it really did rain. 24/7
I missed dry socks.

But we STILL loved it there and of course we had a blast together.

Love these dirty wet socks...

Starburst Smores....Our family specialty.

First time using special fire powder that makes your camp fire turn colors....oohh aahhh...

April Fools!!!

This years April Fools was meticulously planned out by Matt and I this year. The kids weren't suspicious at all because April Fools happen to land while we were up visiting Grandma and Grandpa...so they forgot. Bwhaaaa... (evil laugh)
We just needed one thing in preparation...jelly donuts. So we called ahead to see if Grandpa could pick us up some for our arrival. However...as you can see in the background we received every other kind of donuts EXCEPT the jelly filled kind.

But we eventually got some and Matt spent the night sucking with a straw OUT the jelly and replacing it with

KETCHUP....Bwwahhaaaa.....

It was PER-FECT!!! Another April Fools for the books.