It has really been a hot minute since I’ve created a blog post, apologies to those who actually want to keep up with them. Since starting my new job I’ve been crazy busy with work and being a new mom, so blogging has kind of taken a back seat at the moment. I found the time today though and decided to write a little bit about our recent trips to the Oregon Coast, yes I said trips… Two trips in two weeks. So much fun!
The first trip we made over to the coast was to Seaside, we went with our amazing friends(Andy & Andrea) and their little ones(Owen & Paige). We had not seen them since January, the last time we were back in Idaho, and it was so great to spend time with them. On our way over Grayson and Paige were sitting next to each other, Grayson was sound asleep and Paige was doing everything she could to stay awake. She started to play around and be silly, in doing so she dropped her shoe next to Grayson’s car seat. She tried to reach for it and couldn’t, in the CUTEST way she says,”Baby Grayson, would you please hand me my shoe?” Andrea and I looked at each other and started to giggle, it was so adorable! It was especially adorable because there is no way Grayson could’ve helped her out.
Once we arrived in Seaside we were on the hunt for some place to eat. We found this nice little restaurant and settled in. Grayson was done being restrained, after the long drive in his car seat and then going right into the stroller he wanted OUT! I sat him on my lap and he then began to sing us the songs of his people, he was as loud as could be and it was pretty funny. I swear between Grayson’s yelling, Owen and Paige giggling, and the adults trying to talk we were the loudest table in the place.
After eating we headed out to the beach, oddly enough it was a pretty gorgeous day. We walked all the way out to the water and watched the little ones play in the sand. We got a few good pictures and then it started to POUR down rain, as it normally does. We ran for cover, but pushing a stroller on the sand… Not as easy as one would think. By the time we got under cover I was soaking wet and it stopped raining. TYPICAL. We decided to hit the arcade and allow time to dry off, while having a little fun.
We decided it was time to head home when we discovered this mechanical shark in one of the shops downtown. I literally begged Jordan to go ride it, and after some coaxing and bribery he did. Oh my lord, it was HILARIOUS!!! The shark was super slick plastic, so it was really hard to stay on but he sure tried! I would post a video on here, but it won’t let me at the moment.
The second trip we made was to Cannon Beach, for my father-in-law’s birthday. We did the same trip last year and it was great, I was excited to go back again. When we arrived our first stop was to Pig n’ Pancake for breakfast, it’s a great little breakfast joint. From there we went to the beach, again it was an abnormally gorgeous day for the Oregon Coast! Jordan forced his sister and I to go out there barefoot, and it was FREEZING cold water. We had a really cool encounter with a Bald Eagle. I had never seen one that close in the wild before. It hung out for awhile until I scared it away with my screaming… There was a channel running through the beach into the ocean, it looked pretty shallow so naturally Jordan decided to check it out and then tried to throw me in. I am such a lucky woman!
I got some really great shots of Haystack Rock and of my little family.
Before we headed home we went to breakfast, and Jessica got a great shot of Grayson cheesing for the camera!
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