Oregon Coast 2010

Lincoln City, Oregon

At the beginning of August we flew up to Washington to spend the weekend at my parents' house. It was my grandpa's 80th birthday party, so most of the family was able to get together and celebrate. It was so fun seeing cousins, aunts and uncles that we haven't been able to see much in the past few years. I always love getting together with family. We have such a fun time playing games, visiting and just being crazy.

Playing at the church

After the birthday weekend, my family (parents, siblings, spouses and kids) went over for a fun-filled week in Lincoln City, Oregon.

Multnomah Falls

Multnomah Falls

My mom's friend let us use her family's coast house, so we were all able to be together in the same place, which was really nice! It was great to be able to put the kids to bed and still be able to visit and play games. The weather was cool, cloudy and foggy/misty the first few days. I don't think the temperature got above 60 the first few days, but it never rained so we were still able to enjoy the beach and other sites in the area.

The Beach!!!!

Lily, me, Erik and Corbin

The one place it was finally ok to throw sand!


Foulweather Point-the fog moved in within 5 minutes of us stopping here.

We went down to Newport and saw sea lions, visited the aquarium and went to Yaquina Head Lighthouse. It was so cool to watch and listen to the sea lions. A couple times they would start fighting. On the other side of the dock was a rocky island with a lot of sea lions bathing in the sun. It was neat to see them swim and play in the water too. We could have stayed here for awhile. (I tried to load the video, but it won't work. I'll keep trying, but maybe it will work on facebook).

Newport Aquarium

jellyfish

MWAH!

In the shark tunnel.

It was so cool to see the sharks swimming over our heads!

This seal was playing with us at the window. Pretty cool!

The little play area. The kids had fun.

Yaquina Head Lighthouse

Thursday, Friday and Saturday brought 70s and sunshine. Jeff, Erin and their kids were able to come down for those last few days as well (my siblings all left Thursday).

We spent a lot of time playing on the beach, running in the waves (which were pretty big and REALLY loud) and exploring. We flew kites, built sand castles, watched a beautiful sunset and found lots of shells. The water was VERY cold so we didn't swim, but we did get wet. Drew didn't like being by the water because the waves crashing was too loud for him, but he did like playing in the sand. We ate salt water taffy, yummy seafood and Tillamook ice cream. On the way to Portland, we visited the Tillamook Cheese Factory and sampled some of their yummy cheese. The best was a Vintage White Sharp Cheddar. It was sooo good! We spent the weekend in Vancouver with Jeff and Erin, then headed home Monday the 16th, just in time for Erik to start school the next day!

Celebrating Drew's 2nd birthday with the family. He LOVES flags, hence the cake.

Tillamook Cheese Factory

We had such a fun time! I love going to the beach, and I think the kids do too! The beach is definitely a place we will visit again for future family vacations! Thanks mom and dad! It was great being together with everyone. We love and miss you!