Oh Leavenworth

Josh shared stories of walking through the town with his parents and getting stung by his first bee in front of the ice cream shop and I shared stories of my brother and I watching my parents give us $5 each as they drank beer and clinked glasses in a beer garden they we could not go into.

No really, we shared , OK I over shared everything that I know about camping in Leavenworth, WA. Some people got to go to Lake Chelan, Hawaii, Cannon Beach  or where ever else with their families growing up. I got to go camping for weeks at a time at Eight Mile Campground, located well about 8 miles up the canyon.
You know what?
I would not have changed it for the world. Something about dipping into that icy cold river each summer makes you feel alive and freaking cold as nuts! I am happy that my parents got me outside!
Enjoy below a few pics from our first Johnston Family camping trip to Leavenworth. It was only one night, but what the heck I documented the heck out it.

Even though we ate out, went to the community pool, hat shop, ice cream shop and petting farm on the way out of town. It still felt like we were really camping.

Maybe next time we will get the kids up on the rock and then stare at the sun for 8 hours at the swimming hole!

A Night At the Safe

Safeco Field that is.
Monday night we took the kids to their first M's game. I will be honest I have not watched a M's game all season and I didn't even know who they were playing. But it was family night at the Safe and the kids were excited for a big city adventure.
We met up with our friends the Browns and we all held on as long as you could with three kids!
We did it.
We survived it.
Kids got hats, hot dogs, cotton candy, a chance to visit with the Mainer Moose, time in the play den area and chance to run around the stadium.
We must be the M's good luck charm because they did win the night we were there!

Getaway

Spending 24 hours at the Cave B Winery & Inn with Josh was heaven. It was just what we needed. We took advantage of everything this little getaway had to offer. A bike ride around the property, hitting the links at their driving range, a hike to the river, pool time, wine tasting and a little R & R!
Can't wait to go back.

Drummer Boy

Like most 2 year old boys they like to pick up sticks and hit things with it.

Emmit likes to pick up kitchen spoons and hit pots and pans with it almost daily.

On this day Emmit got to go to our good friend Jonn and Lisa's house and play on their real drums in their basement.

Emmit was in drummer boy heaven.

On a side note I should mention that our friends Jonn and Lisa are famous. In the early 90's they toured Japan with their band, The Crabs.