Sleepless in Seaside

Some pictures from our recent trip to Seaside, OR:

Andrea's First Trip

When Andrea was a week old, we decided it was time enough she got to travel down to our timeshare at Seaside. This was a first for Grandma too. It was so neat to be able to share this wonderful place with her.

Hanging out... warming up by the fire :)

We drove down to Tillamook for some ice cream, only to find they were closed that day. But at least we got to see this!
So we drove to Cape Meares to see the lighthouse and see the sights, including the Octopus tree.

We arrived for a kite festival, which was neat to see. We also had to bring out our own little kite!
Love this picture!

Yes, we had to physically refrain Hudson from eating the sand again :(

As always, beautiful sunsets!

Seaside Long Ago

Last OCTOBER, yes, I said October, we took a family trip down to Seaside, OR once again. I'm a little behind on my updates, sorry!

We had great weather and a splendid time. I had fun wading in the water with the kids. We liked to walk way out to meet the waves. When one came in, we'd turn and outrun it. Of course it didn't take long for the kids to get sopping wet and sandy, but that's beach life, isn't it?
Jeff enjoyed building sand castles with the kids. Once again I forgot buckets and shovels, but we made do with jello cups and driftwood shovels.

There's never anything quite as fun as a big hole to jump and play in. Hudson is stylin in his shades...

Looking real cool until he accidentally falls into the hole! :)

Here is the first of Jeff's creations. Hudson had a good time smashing the towers as soon as they were built.

Incidentally he also found a love for the taste and texture of sand. We let him take a taste, thinking he'd freak out and not try it again. Much to our dismay, we had to start restraining him from digging into it again and again. The beach was one big buffet for Hudson. That was one messy, gritty diaper after that day! EWE!

Of course we had to make our trip down to the cheese factor at Tillamook, followed up with a bit of Tillamook icecream!

Can't wait to go again...

Whistler 2010

We thought we should squeeze in another trip to Canada before baby #3 arrives and we can't stay in those 4 person condos anymore. Whistler is always lovely in the fall. Beautiful colors and not too many people.

It was a little on the rainy side but we managed to explore the village thoroughly and say hello to our old friends... like the cow:

Kaylee showing us where to milk the cow:

And the moose:

They have rebuilt the playground that was torn down for the Olympics, and making it better than ever. We spent a lot of time at the playground this time.
Unfortunately every pool, both at our condo and in Whistler (and along hwy 99 for that matter) was closed for maintenance. Instead we went to some nearby waterfalls we hadn't seen and did a little bit of hiking. It was another great time in Whistler!