We decided to take a road trip with the kids and drove to Cle Elum, Washington over Labor Day to spend some time with Kitty and Steve. We left Thursday after picking up the kids from school and drove to Boise. We arrived around 9:30 and had some late night hot wings at Buffalo Wild Wings. Did I mention the hot "Blazin" wings come with a warning? Yes, they ARE that hot! That place is awesome and it just so happened that beers are two-for-one Thursday nights after 8PM so, hello!?! Perfect timing! We stayed the night at a hotel in Boise and woke up bright and early for the long haul to Cle Elum.
We stopped in Prosser, WA and had lunch at a fabulous brewery, the Whitstran Brewing Company, where I had the most amazing blue cheese burger with onions sauteed in the brewery's own stout. So good. SO SO good. Then we just had to do a little wine tasting as Prosser is considered Wine Country! They had 49 wineries in town! Their roads were named such names as "Cabernet", "Merlot", "Chardonnay" etc. It was a wonderful town and someday I'd like to go back and spend a weekend just there trying to hit as many wineries as I can. They even have a RV park called Wine Country RV Park! 
Back on the road and the next stop was Thorpe where we purchased some onions, whipped honey, doughnut peaches and other local fresh fruits and vegetables. Then onto our destination point, Cle Elum.
While there we did some shopping and walking around the local Farmer's Market (where I picked up the most beautiful rosemary tree) and ventured over to the fish hatchery where we learned all about how these guys keep up the salmon population! But the most fun was just hanging out with Kitty and Steve. We had a ton of yummy food and Steve surprised us by sharing his bottle of 1992 Dom Perignon with us! We felt so privileged. None of us wanted to leave. We all slept so well in the mountain air and had such a relaxing time. We all ready miss them!
While there we did some shopping and walking around the local Farmer's Market (where I picked up the most beautiful rosemary tree) and ventured over to the fish hatchery where we learned all about how these guys keep up the salmon population! But the most fun was just hanging out with Kitty and Steve. We had a ton of yummy food and Steve surprised us by sharing his bottle of 1992 Dom Perignon with us! We felt so privileged. None of us wanted to leave. We all slept so well in the mountain air and had such a relaxing time. We all ready miss them!
Monday we drove home. All the way home. Let me just tell you that 14 hours in a car with two kids gets a little crazy towards the end! But we are home safe now and get to cherish the memories we made. 
