Our winterfest trip this year looked a little different than usual, but it was still a great time. In fact, it may have been one of my favorite trips yet! We rented a beautiful house with our friends Sherman, Elisabeth and their two boys, Ronan and Theron. The house was gorgeous and modern, had a big covered deck and a view of Lake Chelan. We arrived Friday night and had a low key, relaxing evening. We got pizza to go and let the kids run around and play.
We lucked out with the best seat outside to wine taste. They even gave out free smores and hot dogs. It was a great time. The wine was delicious! We even got to sample their mulled wine.
Saturday night we ventured into downtown Manson to see all the lights and the fireworks show. I enjoyed some mulled wine. 🍷
The lights were so pretty! The town was so fun to see all lit up.
Sunday morning we went up to Echo Ridge for some skiing. It was crazy busy, I've never seen it like that. Sadly, the rental place ran out of kids skis so Ronan was not able to ski. Luckily we had hand me down skis for Carson and Rylee fit into my skis and boots so they were able to enjoy the day. The kids did a ski lesson and they were lucky enough to get a private lesson! They had so much fun. Carson ended up sharing his skis a little so Ronan could try them out. The kids had the best day.
It was a beautiful, warm day. The parents just relaxed with warm beverages while the kids had ski/ snow time. Absolutely perfect day.
That evening the parents sat outside by the fire and enjoyed the view while the kids watched a movie. It was a great end to a great day!
Monday we headed to Leavenworth for some sledding. The snow was icy which made for some really fast sledding. Our friends went home that afternoon, but we decided to stay one night in town so we could enjoy the lights in downtown Leavenworth. I absolutely love Leavenworth in the wintertime!
That afternoon we ran into our friend Julie who told us about these awesome igloos to have dinner/ drinks in at the Bavarian Lodge. We decided to check it out and was so glad we did! They were enclosed and heated. SO fun!
We walked around town and checked out all the beautiful lights. Leavenworth went all out on the lights this year- it was amazing!
After the lights and dinner we went back to the hotel for some swimming. We stayed at the Enzian Inn which was really nice! The pool was huge and the breakfast was amazing. Made to order omelets and lots of other options. They have someone play the alphorn every morning in the breakfast area, but the kids had zoom calls for school so we missed it. Next time!
This was the view from our room in the morning. Such a great way to wake up.
We had a great little winter getaway. We just love Chelan and Leavenworth, they never disappoint!
