Vacation: Day four

We went to Tillamook and toured the cheese factory. We bought some fudge there and it was mmm mmm good. Then we went to the Cape Meares light house. It was a small light house but very cute and an awesome view. We also saw the octopus tree there - very interesting. Then we drove to Cannon Beach. Unfortunately it was windy and a bit cold so we didnt stay long... Hopefully we can go back again on a nicer day. We came back to the condo and the girls swam again.

the octopus tree

view from the lighthouse

the cheese factory

Kassidy and Lexis

Vacation: Day three

First we drove to Fort Steven State Park and saw a lot of old military batteries. The girls thought they were quite cool. We had a lot of fun exploring them. We saw the old shipwreck on the beach. We picnicked there also and saw a few squirrels and two deer.
We went to Astoria and rode the trolley and saw a few sights of the town. Then we drove up to the Astoria column. It was very cool. The artwork was awesome on the column, and the view was even more awesome. We may go back later on in the week when the stairs are open from repair. We went to the beach again by the condo and then took the girls swimming at the pool. Also there are two new slide show of day three below this post- check them out.

slide show day 3

slide show day 3

Vacation: Day two

Driving Driving and more driving is what we did on day two. It was about an 8 and a half hour drive. Lots of rain along the way and rain when we got there- but we were just happy to arrive. Lindzi was awesome on the road trip, but once we got there she decided that she needed ALL of my undivided attention. Oh well i couldn't really complain since she was so good on the drive.

Portland

driving past Portland

my happy traveller!

Kassidyx

Lexis gets into the road trip spirit

Seaside!

This is where we stayed at.....right next to the beach!

Vacation: Day one

Vacation: Day One: travel and family visits.

We drove to Eric's house and hung out there for a little while. Then we went to John's brother's house and had dinner and visited for a while. Then we went back to Eric's to spend the night before continuing our journey to the coast. Eric and David only live about 20 minutes apart... this was the first time we've been to their homes. They were very nice. We had a great time visiting them both!


John goes for it!

Eric's pool room

Eric takes aim...

so so tired...

Joanna and Eric

Lindzi liked Eric's cat, Biggs

John, Lindzi and Eric

Eric and Lindzi... she liked her uncle Eric

David and Janette in front of their home with 4 of their 6 kids ... Melecia, Jacob, Kelsey and Carissa

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all you Dad's out there! We couldn't do it without you.

family fun

We went to Heritage Park because it was on the way to Park City and because it was a free day. Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate and it rained more than it didn't... We still enjoyed the free ice cream cone and some of the sights there. Then we went on to Park city and spent the night. The kids watched the Disney channel until late since we don't get cable and the only Disney channel shows they get to see are the older ones on Disneychannel.com. The next day, John got called unexpectedly to work (this is our life) early in the morning. Luckily, his brother, Ken and he had already planned to meet for breakfast on his way to Idaho. So his brother took him home and left me the keys so that we could hang out longer and do a little shopping while we were there. It was a short but nice trip.

Yum Yum, she liked the ice cream.

Kassidy, Brooklyn Desi on the little train.

Happy Birthday Mom!

We had a fun little get together for Mom's birthday on Sunday. We ate dinner and played swedish golf, swings and trampoline. Happy Birthday Mom!