Sunday, August 1, 2010

I LOVE the beach!

For my birthday present... my parents took me and my 3 boys to the beach!
What a gift, I loved every second. Thanks Mom and Dad!!
Ecola State Park (Indian Beach):
Here's the coolest sand castle ever:

Tanner loves the beach just as much as I do...
Max, not so much. He'd rather snuggle with Papa Bob:
The mysterious umbrella. It was a slightly windy day, so Jeremy decided to try flying a kite... meanwhile a black umbrella just happens to go drifting by, so with his catlike reflexes he catches it. All while keeping his kite in the air, what a stud. A few minutes later the owner of the mysterious umbrella casually walks up to Jer and claims it. Weird.
We stayed the night in Astoria (where Goonies is filmed). It has this beautifully carved column that has 164 steps. Jer, Tan and I decided to climb to the top! How tiring! This is us at the top:

This is looking down on Mom, Dad, and Max:
Elephant Ears! Yummm... one of the main reasons we go to SeaSide:
Okay, we also love the Train Ride at SeaSide:
Cannon Beach. Beautiful:
What a perfect way to enter my thirties! Thanks Mom and Dad : )

4 comments:

Nancy said...

Missy! This makes me so jealous! I loved loved that if we felt like having a little weekend trip we could drive two hours and be at the ocean! It is 12 hours to any beach from here :( Which means my kids won't be seeing the ocean for a long long time. Glad you had a fun birthday. Miss you guys.

Camille said...

Great pictures!!!! Looks like such a wonderful trip and wonderful way to spend a birthday. And don't worry, the 30's aren't that bad.

Michelle said...

Glad you had a great birthday!!! What a fun trip!!! The pictures are so pretty it makes me want to go to Seaside (but the thought of being in the car with my kids for that long changes my mind). :) :)

Juliann said...

Looks like so much fun. I can't believe you are 30! That freaks me out. Wasn't it yesterday I was tying your woobie nightgown and combing your matted hair and telling you that beauty IS pain?

I love the random umbrella story. Way to go, Jer. You should have charged him for the rescue. Or argued that it was your umbrella. . .