The resort was gorgeous and we ate dinner and let the kids play together for a bit and then it was bedtime. Jerry and I don't believe in letting our kids sleep with us at night and we've only done it maybe 2-3 times when they were newborns so our kids are super used to sleeping in rooms by themselves, especially Trey. Our room was a 1 bedroom unit and since Trey goes to bed before everyone else I thought that he could sleep in his play yard in that room and the rest of us could enjoy the living room still and then Abby and I would sleep on the pull-out bed and Jerry could go sleep in the bedroom (Jerry and Trey both sleep in while Abby and I are up early...seemed to make sense), but alas, all good plans fall apart!! Trey was fine until Jerry tried to go to bed and then he couldn't go back to sleep so I ended up in there with him and Jerry went to go sleep with Abby. Trey didn't fall back asleep until almost 3:30 and Abby was up before 5...made for a long sleepless night!! And now I remember why I don't sleep with my kids!
The next day we went to a nearby fruit stand/general store where they make fresh apple cider among many other things. They have a counter you can sit at that has windows looking out into the bay where they make apple juice. It was pretty neat to watch the whole process. It even held the kids' attention for quite awhile. We got to sample fresh cider and had a round of apple doughnuts....soooooooo goooooooood!!!!! With bellies full we drove on to Beebe Bridge state park to let the littles play at the playground. Abby was her usual delightful self, she liked climbing up to the top of the slide but then put up a stubborn fight about going down the slide. Battle of wills winner?? US! She finally went down the slide, crying the whole way, then stood up, said "That was fun!" and spent the next 15 minutes going down the slides over and over again...girl is ridiculous! After that we took a quick trip into Chelan and since both kids fell asleep right after getting in the car we didn't stop anywhere - just drove around dreaming about how we'd like to spend the money we'll never have! After that it was back to the resort for an afternoon in the pool. The kids all played their little hearts out and were so tired by dinner time. After another delicious meal it was bedtime for our kids. After the disastrous first night we got a little smarter. We put Trey in the bedroom again and this time we took the cushions from the couch and made Abby a special bed all her own against the wall. That left the pull out for Jerry and I. Everyone slept all night!
Sunday we packed up the car and were gone by 11. Abby, thank goodness, fell asleep early on and stayed asleep until we were near Goldbar. No chunking this time!!! We stopped in Monroe and had a bite to eat and were home by 3:30. A super fun trip for us, I'm so glad we got to do it. Jerry and I kept saying how fun we think it will be next summer when we don't have to pack anymore baby stuff.
Abby and Trey enjoying a delicious pancake breakfast!
The press squeezing out the juice from the apples
Hard to get a picture of them all smiling AND looking at the camera...I voted for the smiling one
The Gardner and Holmes families!
Drinking cider and eating apple doughnuts...doesn't get much better!
Look at his little cheeks!
It's even fun to eat your doughnut outside
My kiddos love being outside!
My loves!
At Beebe Bridge....she even went down backwards once she decided that sliding was fun
We let our kid eat random peoples garbage. 
Abby checking out the beach
In her special new bed that she loved!
View from the deck
Abby watching a little early morning golf
Her first ride in a golf cart!
PS. No, of course I do not let my child pick up nasty garbage and eat it! That was our cup from earlier.
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I had no doubt on the cup Megan! What a beautiful place, those pictures were stunning.
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