It is kind of a bummer that the pics seem to upload in reverse order.
So we went to Seaside, OR for a full week in July. It was just before Jeff's family moved to Spain and they were able to come for some of the time, I think we got there on a Wednesday and they left on Monday. Anyway, we were all there, even Ashley, Jordan's girlfriend was able to make it with him for a few days. Chris couldn't come, I think he got there Friday night and left Monday before it was light out, which was a major bummer.
I LOVE SEASIDE. I am seriously a little bit obsessed. I had no idea Hawaii like beaches and cute shopping and beauty like that was so close to home. I understand the weather isn't always perfect, but we had nearly perfect weather and enjoyed a balance between the great, oceanside pool at Worldmark where we had four units totaling nine bedrooms, and the beautiful, deep, sandy beaches with cool water (I prefer cold water). It was sunny and perfect.
The sad part was the day Jeff and Mary left (they moved to Rota, Spain for a 3-5 year job on a naval base there)...we had to say goodbye to them! Here are some sad kids...Ruby, Sarah (moving), Alice and Hailey.
Alice really loves Sarah, she feels a special friendship with her and was super sad about her moving.
Here are the five older girls which often hang out all together. Alice, Sarah, Emma, Ruby and Hailey.
We went to a local surfing beach after we said goodbye.
Braden and Amanda in heaven...
Betsey and Carson are such happy buddies.
My strong baby girl doing a long handstand.
Gosh the pool was so awesome. Leo learned to float pretty well with his puddle jumper which really helped him have fun in a later trip to McCall.
We were only one unit from the front of the oceanside building so we had a beautiful, unobstructed view of the ocean and sunsets.
The Bachelorette always has to end when I'm away from my viewing buddies. Thankfully, Jordan and Ashley are regular viewers and wanted to catch the finale with me. So this happened in April and it's November and they are still together which is pretty legit for the outcomes of the show. Anyway, it is just a silly thing I have fun watching with my girlfriends.
One of the best parts of the trip was sharing a room with Leo. He just wakes up so happy and since Chris was not with us, we slept in the same bed most of the time which is heavenly.
Ice cream trips in jammies!
We played Telestrations togehter a bunch which is our fave. We had so many laughs. I don't remember how this started, Oh! The word was "newborn" and my dad figured if he drew a baby, no one would get newborn, they would just say "baby", hence the delivery picture. Good times. Did anyone guess, "newborn?" No.
Seriously, who claims this one? So bad.
Exploring caves at the beach.
Molly, Carson, Nathan, Jane, Addy, Betsey, Mason, Van.
Alice and Emma.
Hailey, Sara and Ru.
My mom with some littles.
Heather made some super cute YW theme shirts for the girls. So nice.
We got away as just adults for a nice dinner at a fish and chips place, I think it is called Dukes. So tasty.
Canon Beach.
Canon Beach is amazing to see. I wish it hadn't been freezing, hurricane winds on the day we went. It was perfect weather if it weren't for the wind. But we got to the beach and promptly turned around, it was that windy. It was awful.
More views from our room.
I even managed to bust out a few quilt squares on the trip!
So the bottom line is, I don't think I can ever go a summer without Seaside again. I really, really loved it there. I want a full fledged vacation property there so I can drive three hours and just be in paradise. However, I am nervous about the possibility of an earthquake or tsunami taking the coast into the sea. So anyway, a vacation home is a pipe dream regardless of natural disasters.
