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Leavenworth weekend with the Hanley's

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We always have a great time when the Hanley family comes for a visit and this past weekend was no exception! My kids were literally bouncing up and down in their seats with excitement as we drove to the airport to pick up Ian and Owen (and their parents). We made the day out of being on the Seattle side and stayed out of the rain by first doing lunch at Din Tai Fung and then visiting the Museum of Flight. We've actually taken them there before, but since it's been a while, we still opted to go and I think the kids enjoyed themselves. 

Evie and Ian selfie at Din Tai Fung.

Can they withstand hurricane winds?

Tracking real time flights over SEA. These two could have played with this for days.

The new WWI and WWI exhibits were really cool.

 

The main reason for the visit though was to play in the snow!! We were crossing our fingers for new snow but alas, it was not meant to be. We made our way to Hyak for some sledding and snow play and was met with a snow/rain mix. That didn't deter the kids from building forts and having snow ball fight with Scott. 






After a picnic lunch in the car, we drove over to Leavenworth to spend the night. This town is really pretty when it's snowy but again, we were bummed that there wasn't any new snow. On the bright side, the sun was out so it wasn't super cold out and there was still enough snow on the ground and in the mountains to still get the winter feel of the place. We spent lots of time checking out the little shop, perusing the Nutcracker museum, and gorging on Bavarian treats. We also meandered the waterfront park and the kids had a grand ole time trying to find the biggest snow hole they can get their foots stuck in. It was very silly, but I would prefer running and giggling over whining about being outside anyday!

Two cute munchkins.


Isn't this a cute picture of these two?

Can't go to a Bavarian village without getting beer. right?

Snacking on pretzels - so good!

The kids played a game of telephone while we waited for dinner

As you can imagine, the sentences they made up were very silly.

But lots of fun and funny too!

Lights at night

Walking back to our hotel at night.

Trekking through the park the next morning.

Cookies from the Gingerbread factory

Group photo!


On Monday, it was again a drizzly day and no one felt very motivated to go out. Instead, we went to try out the new lazertag room nearby. I can't really tell if the kids had fun because they had to walk around (no running to prevent injuries) but oh well, at least they tried it! Funny enough, Nora and Owen both did pretty good on the scoreboard! 
 



Thanks for visiting, Hanley's!! Can't wait to see you all again very soon!

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  1. WFebruary 24, 2023 at 9:42 PM

    We had so much fun! Thanks for a great weekend! We can't wait to visit again!

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