Leavenworth

I wanted a little christmas spirit this weekend. Saturday we decided that maybe a trip to the mall would be the ticket. Turned out that the malls just aren't into christmas. Oh, they're into having people shop but they just didn't decorate for christmas except where Santa was availabe for photos.

Today, I figured a trip to Leavenworth would be the best option. Unfortunately, there was no snow in Leavenworth but there was plenty up at Stevens pass but not enough to require chains or anything like that.

We had a real nice time today. Kind of rainy but not too cold. It wasn't even real crowded until it got close to time to light up the town. If you've never seen Leavenworth lit up, you've missed something pretty spectacular. It's really a Christmas winter wonderland.

There are always interesting people and pets wandering around Leavenworth too, like the pair of chihuahuas in a stroller. There were a couple of other dogs with reindeer antlers on as well.

Then there's the popular horse and carriage rides that are available around the town.

We headed home right after the lighting of the town but all in all, a great day and now I actually kind of feel like it's Christmas time.