Sunday, August 8, 2010

Our Oregon Coast Trip....

We just got home from our BIG summer vacation to the Oregon Coast. I didn't think we could possibly have more fun than last year..... but we did!!! We stayed with my grandparents in Rockaway Beach. We spent our days exploring the Beaches and our evening together at the beach house. We took over 600 pictures of our busy week so here are just a few of the things we did.

The kids spent as much time as they could on the beach, swimming in the Ocean, playing in the sand and building sand castles......

Of course we had to visit Dustin's favorite place... The Tillamook Cheese Factory! I think Daddy Dustin and the kids had a little too much fun!?!?!

The kid's LOVE the Newport Aquarium! We spent hours looking at all the amazing creatures.....And of course mom made them pose for some pictures before we could go inside.











One thing I was SO looking forward to this year was Crab Fishing in the Ocean. I knew this is something that the kids have never experienced and it was amazing.... All of us were a little sea sick and the kids were afraid that a shark would eat us (No more Shark Week on the Discovery Channel) but we still had a lot of fun!!!



We stopped in Sea Side to feed the Seals....
We spent some time in Astoria and climbed the 164 steps to the top of the Column....
We were lucky enough to have one morning with a low tide in Echola Park and we could see all the little creatures from the Ocean. The kids loved it....


AND...we spent a couple nights on the beach making Smores and roasting Starbursts...

2 comments:

mike + ellen said...

oh my gosh SOOOO jealous! looks like you guys had such a blast! its kinda funny tho...we have a picture of me kissing the cow at the cheese factory, too! we really all have to go together sometime!

Willie and Tina said...

Looks like you had tons of fun. My kids are so glad you're back. Oregon is definitely beautiful country.