The weekend of May 29th through the 31st, Jake and I took the girls and went to Lake Chelan. It was great! Since Friday was the morning of Kennedy's preschool graduation and Jake had a final that day, we had to wait until both were over to leave. But, after a real quick packing job, and a few hours in the car, we arrived around 7:30 that night. Since the house had been winterized and we were the first to come for the season, we entered with caution! Only a few spiders and bugs cohabitated in the house, but after Jake's mom advised us to "bomb" the house, we had to set out for a couple hours away. So at 8:45 that night, we loaded the girls in the car and headed into town. Since it was still light out we decided to take them to the park. They loved playing outside on the super-cool playground and walking down on the beach. Jake even gave poor Ireland her first dip in the lake. As you can see, she didn't like it too much. A bit chilly for her warm little body. Since we had about an hour left to kill, we wondered Walmart for supplies for the next two days. Nothing like shopping at Walmart with your kids at 10 o'clock at night!
Since the girls were dying to go play at the beach, we loaded up a day's worth food, treats, beach toys and towels. We have a favorite "local" spot we like to go to since the public beaches tend to get a little crazy. We all had fun relaxing, catching some sun (both Jake and I, of course, left sunburned!), and watching the girls play.
Later that night, after some much needed naps for all of us, we grabbed some pizza and took the girls bowling. They LOVED it! Kennedy was grooving to the music the whole time and both girls gave mom a run for her money!
The next day, we had a leisurely morning followed by 3-hours of cleaning the house for future vacationers. We wanted to do something fun before we left for home, so we took the girls miniature golfing. Jake is determined that Kennedy will be his little golfing buddy, so he made sure to teach them the "proper" way to golf. The had fun, up until the last few holes, when both they and I decided it was way to warm outside and head for the air-conditioned car. We left daddy finishing up his rounds.
It was a wonderful weekend for our family- Ireland did great, the girls played together well and Jake and I were able to clear our heads and relax for a few days. We are so grateful to have a place to "escape" to and look forward to going back again soon. 
5 comments:
Great shots! I love the one of the girlies on the rocks at the end. Sounds like a fun getaway! Glad you could take a break from all the craziness at home! :)
Sounds like you had a fun time! I always love going over to Lake Chelan. I love the pictures...your girls are adorable.
What great pictures Sarah. What program did you use to create the collages, that is a great idea for posting multiple pictures. You take such great pictures. So glad you guys had a relaxing weekend, most times if seems like relax is a word we will reaquaint ourselves with many years from now!! :)
Poor Ireland in the Burrssy Lake pics, they are quite funny though...as sad as it is for warm little baby blood! Looks like a nice weekend away for your fam, those are so needed every now & then!
Sounds like fun! Maybe someday we can come to your oasis!
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