Part 4: Exploring downtown Leavenworth!
We got to spend a couple mornings of our vacation exploring some of the shops in downtown Leavenworth. As before mentioned (I think), I had never been to Leavenworth before, and it was just as cute and perfect as I had ever heard. The paintings on each building front were done to perfection. The design of buildings and the town as a whole was uniform, clean, and attractive. A town that is entirely well done is a rare thing. I nearly felt transported to a European town, and it was definitely a place I could survive if it weren't for all the tourists! (And this time I was one of those annoying people.)
As our "gang" of 23 (13 under 10) invaded each little shop, I'm sure the shop keepers cringed and hoped we would leave soon. I found these shakers, which accurately describe others' frequent assumptions of our family. Is there a butter dish with a warning label: "We are not perfect!"?
Some of you may know that I have a real talent for getting hurt, often without knowing about it until later. Because of this rare and special ability, I love band-aid aisles. When I go to, say, Rite Aid, I literally find pleasure in admiring band-aids, bandage wraps, and doctor tape. One time I went to such a store and bought over 200 band-aids and some tape. It is one of my favorite aisles ever. So I was pretty enthusiastic about these bacon band-aids I found (but didn't buy).
<Some crazy unicorn with a coffee met us at the hat shop. I got a picture before she made her quick escape.
>Is this wolf sick or scary?
Mordecai was happy to wear any hat that I picked out. He was quite a cute model, don't you think?
We got to spend a couple mornings of our vacation exploring some of the shops in downtown Leavenworth. As before mentioned (I think), I had never been to Leavenworth before, and it was just as cute and perfect as I had ever heard. The paintings on each building front were done to perfection. The design of buildings and the town as a whole was uniform, clean, and attractive. A town that is entirely well done is a rare thing. I nearly felt transported to a European town, and it was definitely a place I could survive if it weren't for all the tourists! (And this time I was one of those annoying people.)
As our "gang" of 23 (13 under 10) invaded each little shop, I'm sure the shop keepers cringed and hoped we would leave soon. I found these shakers, which accurately describe others' frequent assumptions of our family. Is there a butter dish with a warning label: "We are not perfect!"? |
| Demonstrating "nice, normal family" |
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| Grandma and the 13 twerps. |
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| Jonathan and Selah |
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| Eve |
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| Gideon: are we really going to spend the morning walking around town? |
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| First, we located the important shops in town in case of an emergency. |
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| A shop front's painting |
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| SO many nutcrackers! |
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| Uncle Caleb and kids with someone else's shining knight. |
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| Mordecai, Judah, and Emma |
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| Because even mailboxes are important. No, I didn't check for mail with my name on it. |
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| Eve with a giant cookie. |
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| Emma, Keziah, and Eve about to consume a lot of sugar. |
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| "Wait. Where'd my cookie go?" |
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| Even the hospital looked inviting. Too bad I didn't have a reason to go. |
Some of you may know that I have a real talent for getting hurt, often without knowing about it until later. Because of this rare and special ability, I love band-aid aisles. When I go to, say, Rite Aid, I literally find pleasure in admiring band-aids, bandage wraps, and doctor tape. One time I went to such a store and bought over 200 band-aids and some tape. It is one of my favorite aisles ever. So I was pretty enthusiastic about these bacon band-aids I found (but didn't buy).
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| Levi! |
<Some crazy unicorn with a coffee met us at the hat shop. I got a picture before she made her quick escape.
>Is this wolf sick or scary?
Mordecai was happy to wear any hat that I picked out. He was quite a cute model, don't you think?
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| Why did the chicken cross the road? Who cares? |
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| Mom is going for a new style. |
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| The buildings were all painted with precision. |
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| I found the knight in shining armor! |
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| Ice cream for everyone! |
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