Spring Break - Part 1

 

The day after Easter we started our spring break - we drove out to the coast, stopping first in Tillamook for some cheese factory fun and ice cream.

Then we drove down the coast a little ways - we stopped at Lincoln City to walk on the beach a bit

It was chilly but sunny

We stayed in a little beach house and walked from there down to the beach

Sunny but cold still

Hanging out playing Mancala

We went to breakfast one day at Pig n Pancake - a treat for us!

We visited the Yaquina lighthouse

at the lighthouse visitor center

We saw a lot of seals and sea lions

We looked in some tide pools - saw lots of creatures.  A ranger walked us around to some different creatures of interest because there weren't many people there to talk to

A very PNW coast kind of day

We went to the aquarium in Newport

We walked around Depoe Bay and looked for gray whales - we saw a couple from shore one summer when we were there - but no luck today.  We also got ice cream and salt water taffy.

And some clam chowder for dinner at Moe's

It was a quick trip but lots of fun!!

Oregon Coast

We went to the beach for a few days this summer.  We stayed in a beach house with my sister and her family.  Here is Emma walking around the neighborhood with me.

Hooray cousin time!  There was a fun game room in the house.  
Here are Emma and our nephew, Gideon, playing foosball.

Video games!

Pool

Lots of us had fun using the hot tub

The weather was not perfect beach weather, but we had a good time.  On the first evening there we went to check out the beach by the beach house and it was so cold and windy!!

I didn't last long on the beach that evening.

Neskowin Ghost Forest

Another day we had fun in Neskowin.  I wanted to see the ghost forest.  Here we are looking at an old tree trunk.  This forest had slid (or something) into the sea about 2000 years ago and was covered by sand.  It was only recently uncovered.  Here we are looking at some of the stumps.  You can see baby Enoch, my sister's new baby, in the baby carrier.

Another stump

You can see some of the stumps sticking out of the water - they are slowly getting weathered by the ocean.

Another stump - it was pretty cool to see.

You can see some of the stumps here - they look like little rocks peaking out

And here are lots more stumps!

Fun climbing on Proposal Rock (I think that was what it was called)

We had a fun time there - although it was a bit cold.

The Devil's Punchbowl

Another day we went to the Devil's Punchbowl area.  We had fun climbing on rocks and exploring tidepools.

Inside the punch bowl

This fills with water when the tide is high

Lots of tide pools to explore

We had fun playing and exploring there.

Seal Cove

Spying on some seals

So far away

Depoe Bay

We walked around downtown Depoe Bay a little bit and looked for whales.  We didn't see any whales but did see some boats heading out.  We also got to see salt water taffy being made, which was lots of fun.  And of course, we ate some salt water taffy.  We had a fun time!  My sister has a new baby so it probably wasn't as much fun for her - and for some reason I didn't get a lot of good grown ups pics but we were all there.

Scott had to work every night of our vacation.  At least he was free during the days.

Yes, here he is using two computers - regular job and AF reserve stuff.

Here are all the cousins on our last morning!

Axel, John, Enoch (the new baby), Magnus,  Anna, Matthew, Gideon, Emma and Grant.

Cousing hugs!!  We had a lot of fun!

On the way home we stopped at the Tillamook Cheese Factory.  Very crowded, but we did get cheese and ice cream.

Tillamook

This is the first time we've made it to the cheese factory since moving here.  So fun!