River Rafting!!!

This is the trip that the Hart Clan has been planning for an entire year, finally come to fruition, and it was definitely worth it!  We headed up to Leavenworth to do some white water rafting on the Wenatchee River.  We met at the Osprey Rafting headquarters and got all geared up for a wild ride on the river. Paul invited Virginia, Wes and Sheri invited some friends and Keith and I rounded out our raft of 8 plus a guide.

During the calm parts of the river Keith needed to add a little splash to liven things up so he launched himself into the water. After he was nice and cold Wes and Paul grabbed him by the life jacket and pulled him back into the raft.  Sheri said, "that was great, but I didn't get any pictures!" So he went overboard again and this time he grabbed Wes and pulled him down too!

Later on, Paul surprised us all with a nice backward dive into the water as well.  These guys, always showing off!

We had lots of calm water and about 6 or 8 exciting rapids that definitely kept that cold river water splashing up on us and cooling us down on that perfectly hot 90 + degree day.  So much fun!

After the thrills on the river, we had a nice relaxing bbq dinner provided by Osprey Rafting, some music, food, a campfire to cook s'mores, hammocks to relax in, and then a short game of horse shoes. We really had no idea how to score, but I'm pretty sure I won...

Then it was off to Leavenworth for gelato and some authentic German music to finish off the day in style.  Let me just say, that town is magical.

Here's a little taste of Bavaria, just click on the movie below to hear some awesome yodeling!

Christmas 2015

 What a cool gift we received from the kids this year, they collaborated, long distance even, and came up with an amazing ski bench!  I love that it is built with Hart skis!

 On the way home from Idaho, via Utah, we stopped at Mission Ridge to ski the best powder day in the NW ever!

 And we had to do dinner in Leavenworth on the way home from Mission Ridge in Wenatchee. The Best.

 And so pretty all lit up at Christmas time.

 The boys are getting big! Devin and Brittany got here Christmas Eve and met us at Grandma Schenk's house.

 Devin, Brittany, Brittney, Devin

 Lined up for Christmas morn.

Nerf wars always begin pretty quickly

 Selfie stick rules.

 Somebody stayed up too late on Christmas Eve

 New favorite game, Mexican Trains with Dominoes.

 Diane and Dennis arrived on Christmas Day.

 Diane spearheaded a nice Christmas program just for me. I loved it.

 And more nerf competition.

 Skiing Baker

Pretty sweet day on the slopes