I loved this mural painted on one of the walls. The reason I liked it so much was that I remembered seeing it the last time I was here and thinking "cool castle" not even imagining that it was real. Now having been to Europe and seen the magical Schloss Neuschwanstein, in all it's majesty, this painting really had meaning!
Ah...the land where fairy tales really do come true...
This is my adorable sister in law Renee. I love this picture of her! She is such a fun and spontaneous person. She was telling me the other day about when she lived in England as a young girl and danced around the maypole, so we had to take a picture with the maypole mural!
Just capturing some charm of the village.
Very Charming, especially with the mountains in the background!
And of course while we were here, we had to see if the rumors of our picture being up in the studio were true, so we paid Studio 1890 Old Time Photos a visit!
3 years later our portrait sits in the front window
Here we are taking some pictures in front of our fame for all of our fans! There was another picture inside on the wall as well as a picture in one of there example Marriage Certificates! We talked to the ladies at the front desk. They were excited to see us and said that our picture was everybody's favorite. She says everyone wants to copy the pose we thought up! So there you have it. It is real. Fame and Fortune are all coming our way!What? You, still don't believe that this really happened to a couple of nerds like us? Watch it on video here:
See, I told you!
You have just got to love Vince, David's older brother. He just tried the hottest hot sauce on this planet! See his eyes watering. He was on fire for at least an hour, despite the attempts with root beer to drown out the flames in the back of his throat!
Right behind the village we went on a pretty little walk by the river.
David and Lucy flash a smile from the bridge! Lucy made me sooooo happy today! There is nothing like your child calling for Mama. While her Nana was holding her in one of the shops, Lucy started getting fussy. I was giving her tough love and told her that she could be happy with Nana and if she really needed me all she would have to do is call "Mama." I was just kidding around, but about 3 seconds later she looked at me and with a whiny tone said "Mama." I couldn't resist after that and went right to her!
Here is all the ladies on the trip (Renee, Lisa, Christy Perkes, Me and Lucy , of course!)
Okay, Okay I am standing on my toes trying to be as cool and tall as Christy! For those of you not from Spokane, Christy is David's best friend from growing up.
And this picture is for all of you married Spokane people who have nothing better to do, but talk about single people's love lives. Yes, this is Christy and her man Byron. I really don't want to overstep my bounds and embarrass Christy, but he is pretty cool and David and I are wagering that he could be the real deal for eternity. This could even be their announcement photo...you never know!Anyway, if you ever get a chance to visit Leavenworth do. What a charming place full of little treasures everywhere.
