Lake Chelan -Anniversary Celebration!

Conrad, the girls & I went to Lake Chelan to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. Of course we brought the little girls. To us, anniversaries are there to celebrate the founding of a family. The girls make our beautiful family, so it is only natural to celebrate with them.

Day One: Wednesday, August 10th

We left around noon on Wednesday (right after lunch so Cate could sleep in the car) & got into town at 330. As luck would have it, our room was ready! We freshened up then hit the town. Conrad, being the brilliant man that he is, chose the resort because it was right in the center of the city. We literally walked to a Thai restaraunt (The Bamboo?) for dinner. Next stop, Safeway to load up on a few groceries. At this point Cate was being "A bad Waz" [dubbed nickname from Bronwen & Ava -babies cry, "Wah", Cate cried, "Wah," alas "Waz" was born -hideous I know, yet Conrad & I even call her that!]. We pretty much hustled back to the hotel & went to the pool/hot-tub to relax. Dessert was cookies! Ava had some organic milk & exclaimed, "This organic milk is delicious. Mom, next time buy this organic milk." Ava only drinks chocolate milk, so this was a big deal. Cate spit up a little (or a lot) on her precious blanket, so I had to hand wash it then spend about 1/2 an hour drying it with the blow drier -ack! Conrad & I managed to get everyone to bed by 930, so we could be well-rested for the next day's activities.

Day Two: August 11th -Anniversary!

The night before, Conrad made arrangements for us to rent a speed boat for the morning! We ate breakfast at the hotel bistro -only mishap is when the waitress brought pancakes for Bronwen when she asked for French toast- we fixed it though, then headed out to pick up our boat. Cate had a major cow when we put her in the life jacket. The girls thought it was the coolest. We got in the boat & Conrad took off like a natural. I swear, the way he picks up anything that's mechanically related, he would be able to fly a plane if he ever needed to! The girls sat up on the sun deck with the wind blowing in their hair. It was like a dream come true. We went tubing, had sandwiches, chips & fruit, & the whole experience was surreal. By 1 pm we headed back to shore, where Conrad docked like a pro. We went back to the hotel for a few minutes then walked over to a charming Mexican Restaraunt for dinner. Full of energy, walked over to the local bowling alley. Conrad & I bowled great games, & so did the girls, even though they were too busy playing with the owners' chihuahua, Jake! Finally, we headed back, went swimming, showered, ate pizza & slept. It was wonderful.

Day Three: Thursday, August 12th

Time to head back... We packed up, went to eat breakfast, gassed up the car & drove home. I was actually really sad to leave. That's how you know when you've had a good vacation~

I love you, baby.