August 15, 2010

Oregon summer part II : the beach

The weekend that Erik arrived, the whole family (minus Emily - we missed you!) stayed at a beach house near Astoria, WA. It was a little chilly and it drizzled or rained most of the time, but luckily the sun decided to come out for a few precious hours. The kids had a blast playing on the beach.




Just over the hill was the ocean

The kids constantly fought over who got to walk Bode.



The girls with Grammy, Papa, and Bode



chasing Bode - I love how happy Bode looks

Daddy's tired after the run

Avery liked drawing and writing in the sand



with the cousins - Hayden (8) and Hanna (5). Hayden found the coolest seaweed club















All that playing wiped out Ella

no better place than Daddy's shoulder



Uncle Benny is getting married to Amber in October. The kids instantly fell in love with her. She's really great - we all love her!

The kids spotted a deer outside the house window

(deer pics by Ben)

3 comments:

Trevlyn said...

These are just THE BEST! Glad you had such a gorgeous time!

Jody said...

Oh my,I'm having so much fun all over again with my little family. Love and miss you! Grammy

Ginger said...

We went to the Oregon coast right before we got married and it really is the best beach I have ever been to. it is so beautiful.

I bet Avery and Ella are missing Bode so much now they are home. Looks like you will have to get a dog in the future.