Part 3: Oregon Coast!

We've accomplished a lot at the Oregon Coast! We stayed at a quaint little hotel in Lincoln City and made sure to sample all the local eats: Barnacle Bill's, Dory Cove, and Mo's. We traveled to the beaches of Neskowin and Pacific City to get in all the beach activites we could think of: tide pool exploring, beach football, kite flying, sand dune climbining, and sand castle building. Phew! There's just so much fun to be had at the fabulous Oregon Coast!



Happy Birthday Dear Joshie!

Someone turned five today!!! We celebrated on the beach with a little football in the sand, followed by pizza and mini golf. We love you, our not-so-little-baby boy! You are a blessing, Joshua!



Part 2: Seattle!

We were able to show the kids one of our favorite cities: Seattle! What more can we say... it was amazing.

Dick's Drive-In for Burgers

Hotel Near the Space Needle and Monorail

Pike's Place Market

Seattle Mariner's Games!

Seafood: Ivar's and Crab Pot

Bainbridge Island and Ferry



Road Trippin: Summer 2012

We're havin' an ol' fashioned road trip summer vacation this year! We decided to drive from the deserts of Arizona up to the lush Northwest for some cool weather. The kids handled the 20 hours of drive time so well that we're thinking we'll do this every year!

In between sleeping, driving and a couple movies, we played some road trip scavenger hunts, radio roulette, make-up-your-own-story-time, and are working our way through Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island" on CD. It is AWESOME. Oh, and our vehicle is a Crown Victoria (so classy).

The first stop for the trip was the Salem/Keizer/Dallas area for some visiting with Nana and Papa. We made sure to soak up the clean, fresh air in as many parks as we possibly could. We were also fourtunate to visit with the Harris family. The kids had a blast together!