Leavenworth: Day 3

Today was our third day in Leavenworth. We got up, and out the door for breakfast by 8am this morning. We surprised all of the kids by driving to a water park near Lake Chelan. We got there just as it opened, and were able to get lots of runs down the different water slides before it got too ridiculously busy. We left Chelan around 3pm and headed back to Leavenworth. After a little break at the hotel and a great authentic German dinner, we headed to the Leavenworth Outdoor Theatre for the Sound of Music! We were surprised to see some other people from our church there, and Kate's music teacher from Cascade Christian. It was even more of a treat because her teacher's oldest daughter was playing Leisel in tonight's show! She did a great job, and this year's performance was one of the better ones. Here are some photos from today:



Lunch at the Lake Chelan water park. I'm not sure why Kate looks so unhappy?




Cole and Jack team up on one of the water slides.



Lauren and Grant come next.



Last but not least, Kate goes down the slide...solo.



Cole leads the race on the water slide.



Jacks ready for another try.



Close your eyes and hold your breath!




A view of Lake Chelan from the top of the water slide park.



Jack takes one more run down the slide.



I kid you not, it actually read 112 deg. but I didn't get my camera up fast enough to record it! This was a personal record for me. Interestingly, that is 122 degrees warmer than my personal coldest night spent in Pullman. Yikes!



There was a forest fire on the other side of the hill, behind our hotel. It made the air quality a little hazy, but made for a pretty picture.



We went to dinner at our favorite German restaurant for some Jägerschnitzel and some King Ludwig’s Oktoberfest beer. Yummy.




I said "smile" Jack, nor "snarl".




An evening view of downtown Leavenworth, under the smokey haze.



The gang's all ready for our 6th annual watching of The Sound of Music. Kate's music teacher (and family) sat right behind Heather.



A shot of the stage before the play started. No photos are allowed during the performance.



Today was Lauren's official 10th birthday. The Mother Abbess and two of her postulates sang "Happy Birthday" to Lauren.



Kate and Lauren get their picture taken with Maria and Captain Von Trapp.



Kate with her music teacher's daughter, Raevynn Leach, who played Leisel in tonight's Performance.