The Blommesteins: Camping: Lake Wenatchee

This was our second trip to Lake Wenatchee State Park. We went with the same friends as last year (plus the LeWongs) and had a great time. This year was even better! Our two campsites were side by side and that made it much easier to hang out together. We also found that the beach was much more enjoyable this year. My memories of last year was that it was a very windy/rocky beach. I suppose we just hit it on a bad weekend last year. This year it was quite the opposite. The beach was rocky, but it you wade further in, it turned into soft packed sand. The beach also had boat rentals. Everything from kayaks, to canoes, to pedal boats and even paddle boards. We got to try the paddle board and it was a lot of fun. I definitely want to try it again for a longer time. :)

Like last year, there was campfire ban. I supposed most places you camp in August would have the fire ban. Luckily for us, the Van Dops brought their propane campfire. While all the other sites packed into their tents early in the night, we were warm and toasty around the fire. The following night, it started to rain, but again the Van Dops pulled through with a large tent that was big enough to protect all 16 chairs! Then the NEXT night it was rather windy. Would you believe that tent even had a side wall to block the wind? Well it did! We were quite the 'glamping' site and it was awesome! (Thank you Van Dops!!)

We took another day to head into Leavenworth and visit our usual taco place and taffy shop. The kids were looking forward to this all summer and they had fun picking from all the flavours. It's pretty funny because Maddy is good at savouring yummy foods, while Ethan just devours the goodness. Ethan has learned that it sucks to eat all his treat super fast and then have to watch his sister eat her slowly later on. He tried super hard to keep the same pace as Maddy. He'd only eat a candy if Maddy said that she'd eat one of hers, but even in the eating of said candy, he'd still gobble it up quickly and then have to watch as she nibbled the same one. Pretty funny!

The kids had a blast playing with each other and there were so many of them! On the drive there, Maddy and Ethan were begging to get to help wash the dishes. (Sounds odd, but they like washing the dishes while we camp) In reality though, since there were so many kids to play with, I don't think they washed a single dish all four days!

Unfortunately, both Josh and I didn't take very many photos this year. So this was all I could find. It was a super fun weekend. Thanks to the Van Dops, Lowricos, LeWongs, Vangie and Skye for another great trip!