christmas with the amondson's

This year we spent Christmas with Steve's family.

It was a little more quiet than I'm used to but we had a great time.

Here's a little peek:

Later that day we got to talk to my brother who's serving a mission in Washington DC.
It was so great to hear his voice and catch up. We both really miss him but he sounded
great and is loving his time there.

The day after Christmas we headed out to a little bavarian town in Washington called
Leavenworth (heard of it? Yeah, me either) But it's now one of my favorite winter
getaways. Every street is lined with little German shops of pretty trinkets and
Christmas food.

It sits up in the mountains so in the Winter it's always snowy.

It felt like we just walked into our own little snow globe.

Plus, every shop's name was written in an oldstyle font (just like a story book).

We spent two days walking the town, eating German food, and skipping
through our winter wonderland. I was in heaven with all the Christmas spirit.

We ate at a really popular hot dog stand with huge brats and sausages.
Half the menu was different beer flavors. Apparently here it goes with everything.

Pastry shops on every corner! This one was my favorite with the pretzel tree.

That night we hung around main street and watched little kids sled down the hill.
They had Christmas music playing and lights everywhere! It felt so magical.

It was freezing! But we couldn't help sticking around as long as possible. We took off the
next morning with lots of pastries and a few holiday souvenirs. It was the perfect way to
get over any "after Christmas blues."

Thanks Scott and Kandy for a great trip!