The Oregon Coast 3/20/2010

A few weeks ago Casey and Roy'l called us and asked us if we would be interested in going to the beach for a day in March. Casey had to take some vacation, so they thought it would fun to go to the beach. They also asked Cavan and Sarah if they would like to go and they asked Cameo, but she said they were just there, so she wasn't interested in going again. A day before she decided that she would like to come with us and bring Leann to play with her cousins. Unfortunately Mom and Dad ended up having other plans by the time they learned that we were all going, so they didn't get to come, but we will definitely have to plan another trip with everyone next time!


We decided we really wanted to spend the whole day there, so we left Gresham just after 7am and drove straight to Tillamook for ice cream for breakfast! Since we were there so early we didn't have to worry too much about the kids because no one else was there. We wandered around and took lots of pictures of the kids in the face cutouts that they had. We went and watched the workers making the cheese and packaging the cheese then went back downstairs to sample cheese and get our squeeky cheese. Then, it was on to the ICE CREAM!! They have a new flavor called Grandma's Cake Batter that I just had to try, and I have decided that it is really good and I like it. It honestly tastes just like cake batter with sprinkles!

We then went on to Cannon Beach. The wind was really strong, but Cavan and Kyle had to try out the kites they bought at one of the shops there. Celeste also bought a mini kite that she was able to keep up in the air fairly easily and Eddie got to try it out as well. Gordon got to feel the sand on his feet for the first time and wanted none of it. He cried and insisted on being held the whole time so he didn't have to touch the ground!


I really wanted a family picture on the beach since we had people there with us to take a picture, but Eddie wanted to keep playing and did not want to waste time on a picture, so we didn't get a nice picture with him because the sand is much more fun than standing still!

We then went on to Seaside. It was still really windy, so we found a place for lunch then went on to the carrousel for the kids. It was Gordon's first time on the carrousel and he loved it. He and Eddie both cried when they had to get off of it, so once again, we had to fight with them because they were kicking and screaming to stay on. By the time we got off the carrousel it was raining outside, so we didn't go to the beach and instead went shopping. Now, when I drive all the way to the beach, I like to play on the beach, but when it is raining, I don't want to fight with grouchy kids, so we shopped! Mostly just looked, but it was fun to go into shops and the outlet mall and walk around.

Then we went on to Astoria for dinner. The last time Kyle and I went to Astoria with our family we found this great cafe called "The Wet Dog". We LOVED it and that was my only request when we went this time is that we go to Astoria for dinner there. Everyone else agreed and all seemed to enjoy it as much as Kyle and I enjoy it. By the end of dinner it was after 8pm and the kids were exhausted and ready to fall asleep on the way home. We are lucky in the fact that our kids will sleep in the car and then go straight to bed afterwards, so we had a great, quiet trip home and no fights at bedtime! I don't know about my siblings, but it was a great day for us and I hope we can do it again sometime!!