What A Spring Break!

For the end of Spring Break we decided to get away for a couple days.  We found a great deal on a "cabin" in Leavenworth and decided to go on a mini vacation from Thursday through Saturday.  Neither Jess or I had ever been to Leavenworth so we thought it would make for a great spring trip.  Being April, we thought we would have a nice trip, blue skies, maybe a little rain, after all, this IS Washington.  Instead, our short jaunt over the mountains took us nearly 4 hours to go from good ol Maple Valley to Leavenworth.  After begin stopped on Snoqualmie Pass for 30-45 minutes, we finally got to continue our trip.  The speed limit had been reduced to 45 because of slushy conditions.  Once on the east side of the summit, things were much better.  

We got to Blewitt Pass and oh my gosh!  It was snowing like crazy, the roads were slushy and continuing to get worse.  We past two cars being pulled out of ditches, but figured, what the heck, we'll keep going.  It really wasn't that bad, just people thinking they can drive like they do on dry roads.  Dumb-dumbs!  This is what most of Blewitt looked like.

Once we got to Leavenworth, it was still snowing, but it wasn't sticking to anything.  There was blue skies and it was in the upper 40s.  It was actually a pretty nice day.  We made it through Leavenworth to Plain where our cabin was.  Talk about a gorgeous place!  I would like to trade our house in for the cabin we stayed in the past two nights.  It was BEAUTIFUL!  The weather was great too.  We played out on the deck and enjoyed the sunshine.

I took this picture of Jess and had to include it.  I think it's one of the best pictures I've taken of him.  Isn't he just a cutie?!

Friday morning came along and my how things had changed!  We woke up to over an inch of snow (although nothing stuck to the roads or most of the ground, it was all on the deck, trees, and bushes).  We put on jackets and headed out to play.  Eli really enjoyed throwing snowballs at both me and Daddy. Can't blame him, we held our own and got him a few times as well.  

The cabin had a hot tub too, so we were sure to make adequate use of this.  Eli LOVED it.  On Friday after we sat in the hot tub for a while (clearly AFTER playing in the snow) we were heading in to Leavenworth to meet some friends for the afternoon.  Eli was not keen on the idea of getting out of the hot tub, he could have stayed there all day.

Our trip ended early this morning as we loaded the cars to make it to Eli and Eric's t-ball game at noon.  The drive home was smooth sailing (LOL  we were listening to the Priates of the Caribbean soundtrack, so it's a fitting remark) and we made it home in plenty of time.  Eli was not too fond of the tball idea at first this morning, then we realized he still hadn't gone potty today!  I drug him to the bathrooms, and all was better!  He had fun batting, running bases, and fielding.  It was hilarious watching the 3 and 4 year olds field.  Their attention span is not quite at a baseball game level yet, so it wasn't long into it that they were digging in the dirt with their gloves, spinning in circles, and kicking at the dirt/rocks.  Our team was pretty lucky, there is only one dirt field (the actual baseball diamond) and WE got it for our game as opposed to playing in the grass.  

This is prior to Eli's trip to the restroom.  He was not thrilled to be playing yet.  I think he must have been in a little pain at this point - hence the crying.  He just couldn't articulate what was going on. 

After our potty intermission.  Much happier - actually watching the batter.

Checking out the glove.  You never know - it might have changed since he put it on.  :)

A much happier boy.  He was watching the other kids and daddy out on the field.

Woo Hoo!  Go Eli, Go!  He just hit the ball and is running to first.

He was excited, threw off the helmet, and kept on going.

Running the bases with Daddy.

I was helping the kiddos get into the batting helmet when it was their turn to bat.  Melissa was awesome enough take a picture of me and Eli while I was out there helping.

There must have been something interesting happening out in the field.  He was playing 3rd base here.

The game is over and all the kids are "Good Gaming" here.  They were so stinking cute!