Our Trip to the Oregon Coast

We were so excited for our Oregon Coast trip this year. After seeing how amazing the fireworks were the last time we went, we decided to go over the 4th again.

Heading out for nine hours on the road!

We had absolutely fantastic weather. It was sunny every day and in the high 70's and low 80's. Perfect beach weather!

To say Ava loved the ocean would be an understatement. We had to take turns taking her into the freezing cold water. She would have stayed in it all day if we would have let her. 

I love this next shot so much. I have vivid memories of jumping over waves with my parents just like this when I was little.

Aiden wasn't quite as excited about the water as Ava was. He actually didn't even dip a toe in the ocean. He was still scarred by being knocked over by the waves in Mexico in October. He still had a great time building sand castles, chasing seagulls, and finding crab shells.

He also learned how to fly a stunt kite from Grandpa! He did a great job, although we all stayed far away from the kite! ;)

We decided to spend one of our mornings hiking the Lewis and Clark trails at Fort Clatsop. What was supposed to be an easy three mile hike turned into a pretty steep five miler! Oops!

We also spent a some time in Cannon Beach. On one of our visits there, we did some shopping and at at Mo's, a delicious sea food restaurant right on the beach. How have we never known about this place?

We also went to the tide pools at Haystack Rock. What a cool experience for the kids to get up close and personal with some of the marine life at Cannon Beach!

Ava spent most of her time in the backpack. She's just not quite sure how to be gentle just yet. :)

 Adien found a hermit crab!

After the tide pools we grabbed some doughnuts. Yum!

Grammy and Grandpa spoiled Mommy and Daddy and sent us out on a couple of dates. We are so lucky! We had a delicious sushi lunch and an amazing beach side dinner at Maggie's on the Prom. Grammy and Grandpa also sent us out on a run after they went on a walk each morning. We LOVED running on the beach!

And of course we spent an evening roasting s'mores on the beach.

Giggles with Grammy.

 

Late night BBQed oysters. So delicious!

Ava's first sand dollar.

Carrousel ride!

Our last day was the 4th of July. We went to the parade and hotdog feed downtown, then we cozied up on our balcony to watch the fireworks. We were so grateful to have such an awesome view so that we didn't have to spend the entire day saving a spot on the beach! We actually lost power for the second half of the day, but it came on just as the fireworks were over. Perfect timing!

Another trip to Seaside in the books. We are so blessed to be able to spend such special family time together. It is so wonderful to carry on the tradition my parents started over thirty years ago with them and my own family!