Methow weekend

Last weekend was awesome! We had so much fun going to Methow Valley. Scott already posted his pics, but here's a few more from our weekend.

The drive to Methow can be brutal. It's about 4.5 hours away and with 2 toddlers, it can see like a lot longer. Leavenworth is a 10 minute detour about half way through and while we weren't really hungry for lunch yet because it was only 10 in the morning, we decided to stop anyway so we can stretch our legs and grab some coffee.

Bundled up just to get a pastry!

Nora's face here is so funny.

And now, Evie's turn.

Our little coffee break actually lasted almost 1.5 hours! We skiddaddled after we noticed the time and continued on. There was snow on the ground the entire drive, starting from Snoqualamie. It wasn't just a little dusting either - there was a good inch or two everywhere! It made for a really pretty drive. We made it all the way to Winthrop before we stopped for lunch. Sadly, most of the restaurants were closed so we ended up at a very mediocre "saloon" for fish and chips, burgers and pizza.

I ordered fish and chips thinking I could share with Nora but she wanted
nothing to do with it! I should've just ordered what I wanted instead.

From Winthrop, it's about another 15-20 minutes to Mazama, which is where our cabin was. We finally got situated and into the house probably around 3pm or so. While we waited for our buddles Vivienne and Winston to arrive, we played with the toys in the house:

Here's our cabin that we rented. Look at the snow! Nora was a little unsure what to think of it at first but she got the hang of it by the end of the weekend.

Snow picture of when we first got to the house.

The next day, our first order of business was to play in the snow! We all geared up for our snow day. With 2 kiddos, getting ready to just go out into the snow takes forever! We had even bought some new gear for Evie -The saleslady at REI had convinced us to get BOQ rain boots instead of actual snow boots because they were so much more versatile and i have to say, they kept her warmer than I expected! I didn't hear a peep from her once that she was cold. Good thing because we were out in the snow a lot!

Evie and Vivienne playing around in a big snow pile.

Evie's first time snowshoeing!

Girls trudging along.

We snowshoed to the Methow River,
which was right at the back of the property.

Great stopping points for the girls, even though it
was only about a 5 min walk from the house.

Exhausted Evie. Snowshoeing is a workout!

Later that day, Jeff stayed home with Winston while he napped and the rest of us grabbed our ski gear to do some cross country skiiing. This was what we came to Methow for! The valley is known for having the largest system of x-country ski trails - 120 miles in total. There are some trails that are free, but most are not.

We rented a few chariots to haul the kids around.

I got to haul around Nora. She did great for her first time in this!
She feel asleep half way.

Beautiful wintry tracks.

We saw very few other people out on the trais.

Back at the cabin, we settled in for the night. With so much space and 4 toddlers, there was never a quiet moment.

The loft upstairs had a couch of TV. This was a fun space for the kids to play.

Bath time!

It snowed another 8 inches or so that night. This was the scene
from the kitchen window the next morning.

On Saturday morning, we decided to split up. The boys took the babies out for a ski run while Stephanie and I took the older kids for another snowshoe trek. We did the same pretty little walk again down to the river but it was a lot harder today because of the new snow.

Evie took lots of breaks to eat the snow.

Methow River.

Evie literally threw herself into the snow multiple times because she was so tired.
You can see how much snow we got - parts of the trail were almost as tall as Evie!

After the girls were exhausted from our walk, Stephanie and I decided to do a ski run just on our own. Skiing with the chariot was so much easier! We did a loop from our cabin all the way to the Mazama Country Store. In total, it was about 4.4 miles and took us about 2 hours.