Lake Chelan

In mid-July we took our major vacation for the summer.  Thanks to the generosity of the Warner parents, we all spent a few days in Lake Chelan!  My parents had never really vacationed there and all of us kids have been numerous times so we emphatically told them they had to experience a summer in Chelan.  And boy are we all glad we chose this place for our vacation. 

We couldn't have asked for more perfect weather all 4 days that we were there.  And the place we stayed was incredible!  Thanks to the recommendations of friends who have stayed there many times, we were able to book a condo at Lake Chelan Shores.  Our condo was up the hill from the lake itself, but we had incredible views and we were just a few steps away from one of the 5 pools at the complex.  Plus our patio door opened right onto a grassy area which was perfect for Nathan.   The second we walked into the place, we couldn't stop raving about how large it was and how beautiful (it had just been remodeled).  We had only seen photos online and you know how that goes sometimes so we were a little nervous.  Definitely weren't disappointed.

It didn't take us long to relax and be in full summer mode.  In fact multiple times a couple people in the family commented how the place reminded us of Hawaii in some weird way.  So I guess you could say Lake Chelan is Washington's own Hawaii.  

Here are some of our favorite highlights from the trip:

*Playing Mexican Train dominos at night as a family with many glasses of wine
*Making dinner together
*Wine tasting
*Our photo shoot with our resident photographer (thank you Ryan!)
*Celebrating mom's birthday at Tsillan Cellars
*Hanging out by the pool
*The Seatons visiting
*Nathan floating around in his baby inner tube
*James and me renting a kayak and going along the shore of the lake
*Sleeping in.....oh no wait..nevermind.  A 14-month old was with us
*Breakfast at the Blueberry Farm
*Attempting to play the game Humble which was an epic fail
*Getting ice cream in town
*James' boat ride with the Seatons
*Watching Nathan walk around and explore

All in all it was a wonderful family trip and we now have some great memories.  It was a perfect location to go for Nate's age.  We're already talking about maybe going back next year!

Me and the guys with our awesome view

More view from our deck

Our pool!

Beautiful morning lake walk

Pops and Nate

Actually smiling after a morning workout!

Wine tasting at Benson Winery

Nathan loved being in the water

Showing us his new yoga moves

What a stud!

Yay for the floaty!

Epitome of vacation joy

Photoshoot by Ryan