Spring Break Re-Cap

Spring Break came and went and now everyone is back in the saddle again. I feel like it has been forever since I checked in but that's what happens when husband and children are home all week sucking all the free time out of your days! But you'll find no complaints from me about it. Todd was home all week while Kyler was on vacation and it was a huge treat for us. Slightly weird at times to have him here but definetly worth it. It was also a unique vacation because it was the first one where we didn't have any big plans to keep us busy. No weddings to attend, no Disneyland trips, no family reunions....just US the whole week.

The one place we did go to was Leavenworth. Just the 4 of us on a couple day trip. That is a first for us. We were able to get a few days at the Worldmark Condos that my Aunt belongs too. It was such a nice place and an extremely low price. (Bonus!) 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, fully stocked kitchen, deck...everything you need! And the extra bonus.....no funky hotel smell.

The view from the deck included a beautiful snowy mountain and some deer grazing in the grass

The weather was everything from pouring down rain to sunny skies.

And yes even snow!

But somehow things worked out. It rained outside while we were playing games inside and having family time

And then it was like the stars where aligned for us because as soon as we set out to go shopping the sun came out and showed its beautiful self!

I had never really been to Leavenworth in the winter. There wasn't as much to do and some of the shops were closed but miniature golf was available and to my boys....that is all that matters!

And just for the record.....I won!

We visited the Cheesemongers shop. This little hole in the wall shop down some steep stairs. They let you try anything and the people are really friendly. Of course we found something to buy. We are huge cheese lovers over here. We fell in love with this special type of aged Gouda cheese. I can't remember the name but it was $16.50 a lb!! Yikes! Needless to say we only bought a 1/2 a lb and its being savored as we speak

Our one huge splurge for the trip was having dinner at one of the German restaraunts. I have been waiting for months to come back and have some Jagerschnitzel. Its not cheap though. Lets just say our dinner cost more then the price of our two night stay in the condo! But it was ooooohhhhh so good. So good that I forgot to take a picture! I was so bummed that as I finished cleaning my plate...*slurp...burp*.. I remembered that I wanted to take a photo and share with everyone the wonders of Jagerschnitzel. Well if your curious then I guess you can google it

On the way home we encountered snow but since we were in Todds car it was no big deal. The boys slept and I was busy distracting the driver with my camera!

We also stopped at the little Wayside Chapel on the way home. Many years I have driven past it but never actually stopped. We had the time so we thought...what the heck!

The rest of the week consisted of just hanging out with each other. No real big exciting plans. Movies, taking walks, going to church, playing games, working in the yard, going to the mall.. The kind of stuff that people with normal jobs and schedules do all the time. But we have to be on vacation to do all these things!