It's official, Megan is 7 years old!
She had a great birthday. She opened presents after breakfast and then we jumped in the car and headed for the coast.
It was COLD the whole time we were there (apparently that is normal for the Oregon coast) but it was BEAUTIFUL. We stopped to see the beach then went on to the beach house we rented (for a screaming deal btw).
Meg wanted a giant cookie for her cake, YUM!
The next day we explored The Port of Newport.
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We spent the morning looking at shops and visiting the sea lions then we headed for the beach.
The beach by our place was very private and absolutely gorgeous! Trevor and I agreed, we couldn't think of another place we have been that was more beautiful... the pictures don't do it justice.
It was cold and windy but that didn't stop the kids. They were in heaven. Especially the boys... miles of sand to dig in.
We found this little lobster in the sand. Lucky for him we don't care for seafood. ;)
The next day we went to the Hatfield science center where Trevor, Hallie, and I touched an octopus! No pictures since I was too busy trying to build up the courage to stick my hand in the giant aquarium and touch the big guy. How cool is that!
They also had a petting pond for the whole family with all kinds of cool and slimy things.
We ran into a few crazy pirates...
before heading to the local lighthouse.
before heading to the local lighthouse.
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And finally, on the way home we stopped to see some amazing falls.
It's fun to live so close (okay 5 1/2 hours anyway) to such a beautiful part of the world.
We'll be back!
7 comments:
Hey there Kathryn!!!!!
We just got back from that same vacation! We went to Newport and everything!! We saw those SEA LIONS! Wow!! How much fun is it that we are experiencing the SAME thing!
Margie
Boy those places sure look familiar. Did Hallie and Meg tell you all the cool places to go since they were just there about a month ago. I sure hope we can do that together with you guys and Dustin's family sometime not too far away.
First of all, HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEG!!! What a fun birthday trip! I can't believe how pretty it is and all the fun things you got to see and do!! We totally want to go to the coast with you someday!
How did you find such a great deal? I want to take the kids to Oregon next summer--it's our next adventure on the list!
That looks like a great place to visit, so pretty!
What fun times for you guys! It does look beautiful! Hope things are going well! Miss ya so much.
Oh hey some scenes from Twilight were filmed at those falls. They are beautiful aren't they? I went there a few years ago.
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