A huge bonus is that Lad was going to drive us in his VW Bus.
Every nook and cranny is filled with provisions, Let's go!
Yes, of course we went to the Tillamook cheese factory. For ice cream, and cheese too. ( I got the lady in the back to wave at us)
I have to admit, we went to the cheese bar many times. Hey, we like squeaky cheese.
We hiked up to a lighthouse in the rain. I think the hats mom got the boys for Christmas were used on the last trip to Oregon, they sure come in handy. I think Arron looks like he just came off a boat.
Laiken likes to act like she's not having fun, but look I have proof, is that a smile I see?
Skye looking at the shoreline.
Amy, Caleb and Liam. I love the smiles in this picture.
Uncle Eric and Skye sporting some great hats on the trail to
The Octopus Tree.
Aunt Amy and Lad
Skye and Adam beat us to the tree, and what a cool tree it is.
Laiken loves her cousin Zayah.
If you want to see crazy cool trees I guess Oregon is the place to go. Just look at the size of this!
Now for the back side of this one...
...I couldn't help but get a picture of this, who knew trees had backsides. No wonder it's standing so tall.
Back on the trail. My nieces, Lili and Zayah.
Lili has a great eye for edible forest foods. Here she is standing in a patch of "Sour Apple" plants.
Yummy! They really do taste like sour apple. Lili was sure to get extra to put in her pockets for the car ride.
Lad's sock monkey Job, or Jo for short. He rides in the bus, watches our candy, and is great at defogging the interior windows.
The boys ( Lad and Skye ) slept in the bus. I think mostly so they could say they had breakfast in bed.
Arron made blueberry pancakes and bacon. Lad's bus oven and cook top work excellent!
I had my doubts about taking the dogs on this trip, but watching them run on the beach almost made up for any inconvenience they were.
Maggie needed a little extra attention after she was
almost lost at sea.
We spent a beautiful day at Cannon beach. No rain, yay!
Jump rope anyone?
Oops, looks like it "snapped" back.
Uncle Arron telling Lili his favorite color is "asparagus" She's not buying it.
The column in Astoria. The climb to the top was a bit dizzying. Grandma and Grandpa treated all the grand-kids to balsa airplanes, it was well worth the climb.
It's a great view from the top.
Before we know it our kids will be moving out and starting their own adventures. I'm so glad we took this opportunity to spend Spring Break together as a family. Time really does fly when you're having fun!
2 comments:
I love the Oregon coast and your trip looked like so much fun!! Makes me homesick ... guess I'd better plan a trip :)
Looks like you guys had an awesome trip and a sweet ride. :-)
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