Seaside Beach House

Over MLK weekend we were invited to go to Seaside, Oregon. Samantha and Jeremiah have a family friend with a place there and we were able to enjoy a fun weekend away with them and Forrest and Kristi. It was chilly and rainy most of the time we were there, but we did have a few patches of sunshine. The place we stayed was a short walk from the beach, which was perfect. While we were there, we toured the Tillamook Cheese factory, drove up and down the coast a bit, checked out Cannon Beach, went to Astoria, drove on the beach, ate lots of yummy food and endured a few sleepless nights. This was the first road trip we have gone on where the DVD player came in handy. They were actually interested in watching it and it was a great way to fill some time when they got bored. Hurray for modern technology!

With the Stoddards at the beach in Seaside - Forrest and Kristi left right before we took this picture.

Landon playing with his new friend, HelenAnn

Tillamook Cheese Factory - I couldn't resist getting their first "face through the cut-outs" picture.

Landon trying to stay warm. It was cold this day.

Elliot has learned how useful pockets are to keep his hands warm.

Harrison, Landon and Elliot all loved digging in the sand and running around Cannon Beach. Harrison is our next door neighbor who refers to Landon and Elliot as "the Ballas." We don't know where the name came from, but he has called them that for at least 6 months. They have a lot of fun together.

On Sunday, we drove to Astoria and checked out the Astoria Column. We climbed 165 steps (or something like that) up a spiral staircase and got a great view. It was windy at the top and Landon hated it.

Part of The Goonies was filmed in Astoria. This is the Goonies house. They must get a lot of visitors because there is a sign welcoming Goonies fans.

The sleeping arrangements were a little tight and when our early risers got up in the morning we hung out in our bedroom to avoid waking up a sleeping house.

This is the beach house

One of their favorite things to do was find shells to show us.

I am not sure what he is pointing at, but it must be something good.

Before we headed back home, we spent the morning at the beach tempting the waves to come and get us and then running away at the last second. Elliot thought this was a great game, but Landon decided all the excitement was a little too much for him to handle and sat this one out. The weather was perfect and we were wishing we could stay just a bit longer.

We had a great view of Mt. Hood on the drive home.

On the drive back, we stopped at Multnomah Falls. Brooks took some pictures and we let the boys run around and stretch their legs.