We just got back from a week at the Oregon coast with Kevin's family. We had a blast and were lucky enough to have gorgeous, sunny weather everyday with no rain! Super rare for Oregon beaches. My kids were in their swimsuits everyday on the beach, playing in the water and sand. It was fantastic.
The house we stayed in was huge, it had to be for as many people as we had. It had an indoor hot tub which the kids loved to jump in after playing in the ocean.
Isak loved playing with his cousins and I hardly saw him the whole time because he was was always off doing stuff and down at the beach.
This was the view from the deck at our house. It was so pretty!
We had a bonfire down on the beach and made smores. The kids loved them and made giant messes.
Lucy on the deck of the house with her beloved pink blanket.
The floors in the house were tiled and were great for spinning kids around. Lucy thought this was especially fun. All of kevin's siblings and their families were able to come including a few of his cousins and their spouses and his aunts and uncle.
We went to the aquarium in Newport and Isak was especially excited since he has been rather into sea creatures lately.
There is a 360 degree shark/fish tunnel there that you can walk through and see fish swimming above you. We saw manta rays and several scuba divers as well swimming around. The picture above with us in the shark mouth, I believe we have 2 other pictures of our family in the exact same place. Funny to think in 2 years when we are back again, there will be one more of us!
One of the things we always look forward to about going to Oregon, besides the wonderful views and water, is the outlet mall in Lincoln City. Between all of us girls, we do some serious damage. And we all manage to usually buy something that is all the same. And then we take cute pictures of ourselves on the beach.
Josh and Isak really loved the tinker toys Nana brought and spent hours creating different weapons and helmets out of them. There was also a pool table, foosball table, and air hockey that provided hours of entertainment.
I was amazed and the wonderful weather we had. It is usually so cold and windy whenever we get to go to the beach. One afternoon Lindsey and Nate dug these huge holes in the sand and Isak and Lucy were more than happy to jump right in.
Lucy especially did not want to leave the hole and all you could see was her little pigtails moving back and forth.
We spent a morning at the "D" river, apparently the world's smallest river. Its really a little stream of water leading into the ocean that is fairly warm.
We spent the evenings playing games, chatting, sitting in the hot tub and eating lots of yummy food. When we left, we forgot Isak's very favorite stuffed animal, hopdog, at the house. At first I had no idea we had forgotten it until the next day when we had unpacked and I couldn't find it anywhere. I was able to contact the management in charge of the beach house and they hunted it down and were able to find it. It came in the mail today and I don't think I have ever been more relieved. Isak was really upset and would start to cry whenever he talked about it and it was absolutely heartbreaking. He's had it since he was a baby and we have never been able to find a spare. It was an answer to many prayers and a true testimony to me that Heavenly Father cares about every aspect of our lives, even something like a lost ratty dog.
We had so much fun and I can't believe we have to wait 2 years to go again. Thanks to Kevin's grandma for providing us with such a fun vacation!
The house we stayed in was huge, it had to be for as many people as we had. It had an indoor hot tub which the kids loved to jump in after playing in the ocean.
Isak loved playing with his cousins and I hardly saw him the whole time because he was was always off doing stuff and down at the beach.
We had a bonfire down on the beach and made smores. The kids loved them and made giant messes.
Lucy on the deck of the house with her beloved pink blanket.
The floors in the house were tiled and were great for spinning kids around. Lucy thought this was especially fun. All of kevin's siblings and their families were able to come including a few of his cousins and their spouses and his aunts and uncle.
We went to the aquarium in Newport and Isak was especially excited since he has been rather into sea creatures lately.
There is a 360 degree shark/fish tunnel there that you can walk through and see fish swimming above you. We saw manta rays and several scuba divers as well swimming around. The picture above with us in the shark mouth, I believe we have 2 other pictures of our family in the exact same place. Funny to think in 2 years when we are back again, there will be one more of us!
One of the things we always look forward to about going to Oregon, besides the wonderful views and water, is the outlet mall in Lincoln City. Between all of us girls, we do some serious damage. And we all manage to usually buy something that is all the same. And then we take cute pictures of ourselves on the beach.
Josh and Isak really loved the tinker toys Nana brought and spent hours creating different weapons and helmets out of them. There was also a pool table, foosball table, and air hockey that provided hours of entertainment.
I was amazed and the wonderful weather we had. It is usually so cold and windy whenever we get to go to the beach. One afternoon Lindsey and Nate dug these huge holes in the sand and Isak and Lucy were more than happy to jump right in.
Lucy especially did not want to leave the hole and all you could see was her little pigtails moving back and forth.
We spent a morning at the "D" river, apparently the world's smallest river. Its really a little stream of water leading into the ocean that is fairly warm.
We spent the evenings playing games, chatting, sitting in the hot tub and eating lots of yummy food. When we left, we forgot Isak's very favorite stuffed animal, hopdog, at the house. At first I had no idea we had forgotten it until the next day when we had unpacked and I couldn't find it anywhere. I was able to contact the management in charge of the beach house and they hunted it down and were able to find it. It came in the mail today and I don't think I have ever been more relieved. Isak was really upset and would start to cry whenever he talked about it and it was absolutely heartbreaking. He's had it since he was a baby and we have never been able to find a spare. It was an answer to many prayers and a true testimony to me that Heavenly Father cares about every aspect of our lives, even something like a lost ratty dog.
We had so much fun and I can't believe we have to wait 2 years to go again. Thanks to Kevin's grandma for providing us with such a fun vacation!
2 comments:
How fun, you guys were so lucky with the weather. What a big hole and you can tell from the pictures you guys had a great time.
Okay, so even though I now only live an hour from the beach I still want to do this with my family sometime. Rent a beach house, shop, swim, eat more than my own weight in food. It looks like so much fun! What a perfect family tradition. And you guys are adorable.
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