Oregon Coast - Part 3

We were staying so close to the beach that I was able to go running on the beach a few mornings.  Running on sand is tough, and I did get caught off guard by a few sneaker waves, but it was so nice!

We drove to downtown Depoe Bay one morning and as soon as we got out of the car Anna spotted two gray whales.  Can you see them?  Good eye Anna!

At Depoe Bay

All ready for the eclipse

Emma and Kallie

Lots of the cousins (the two littlest missing)

Kites

Emma ready for a picnic

We had a little lunch picnic at Agate Beach

Agate Beach didn't have many agates that we could see but long, undulating (that word is sponsored by Matthew today) sand dunes.  This place is my new favorite!  It took a while to cross but they were so fun.  The kids had a great time playing on them.

Crossing the great wide beach

We made it to the water at Agate Beach

You can see someone out on a sand bar

There was a sandbar 20 yards out or so.  We had to find a shallow passage to get to the sand bar

The water was cold!

Anna found a razor clam shell

Scott and I

John finding his way to the sand bar

Grant having fun in the shallow water

Here's Grant on the sand bar.

You can see someone (Karlee?) swimming in the deeper water between the sand bar and the shore.

On top of a little sand dune

I tried to get a jumping picture but it didn't quite work out.  :)

Emma finally ventured out to the water here

She had a great time and stayed mostly in the very shallow, warmer water

Here are some kids getting their feet washed off after the beach

We got ice cream in Nye Beach

Tillamook Mudslide for me!  Most of our kids got Rainbow Sherbet

Down at the beach in Nye Beach

Almost all the kids on the stairs in age order.  Benjamin (second youngest cousin) wasn't there and Norah (youngest cousin) would probably need to be held.

Kallie, Jaron, Kelsie, Matthew, Karlee, Anna, Olivia, Grant, John, Owen and Emma 

(then Benjamin and Norah)

More adventures to come...

Oregon Coast - Part 2

After going to the beach we made our way to our beach house.  Scott's sister found the house to rent in Depoe Bay and it was really cute.  There was room enough for all of us.  The beach was about 100 yards or so down the road.  Here we are at the steps to the nice quiet beach.

The kids enjoyed the hot tub.  I think they went in there each night.

And we cooked s'mores over the fire pit (also did this every night - yum!)

Warming ourselves at the fire pit.  The days were nice but it was starting to get a little chilly in the evening.

The next day we walked down to the beach in the beach house neighborhood.

It was so nice and quiet there.

Emma still didn't want to get off the blanket but she sort of enjoyed getting her legs buried in the sand

Anna also got buried

Grant and Owen had a lot of fun hanging out together...and John (on the right) sometimes hung out with them.

Emma sitting on the beach house steps after our trip to the beach

Their was a little playground about one house away from the beach house.

We had a little water balloon fight there.

And a glow in the dark dance party in the evening

Can you read "Guptill" in here?

John loved hanging out with his cousin, Karlee, who is Anna's age.  She was so nice to him - he's made a new cousin BFF.  More adventures to come...