Vacation to the Beach

This past weekend we were able to get away just the four of us (our first time vacationing just our immediate family). Our next door neighbors have a house in Rockaway and they graciously offered it to us for free! While the weather wasn't great, we did get to play some in the sand. The boys also had a blast exploring a new house and playing in puddles in the back yard.

Love the furrowed brow! Sam, Seth

Sam was very possesive of this toy the whole trip

Since Saturday afternoon was very rainy, we visited the Tillamook Cheese Factory. We all enjoyed the wonderful icecream!

Sam

Seth

These final pictures are wonderful for two different reasons. First, can you just laugh with me about the decor. This house was huge and very comfortable and homey (and once again, free); however the entire thing screamed 70's. Oh yes: brown paneling, orange and green wall paper, you name it. I spent a lot of time dreaming of how I could redecorate the place! Secondly, our boys LOVE books. They both sit and "read" and use their little pointer fingers to tap the pages. It's so cute! (Seth left, Sam right)

I don't have any pictures of my favorite memory of the trip, but let me tell you a little about it. On the way home, we stopped in a candy shop in Cannon Beach for some salt water taffy. For some reason, the store just thrilled the boys. Perhaps it was all the colors, shapes and textures, or because a lot of the shelves were waist-high for them, but they ran around the store, shrieking out of peer pleasure and pointing to all the goodies. It was adorable! What a fun first candy store experience! We bought the boys nerds (hard to find a candy that's safe for a toddler to eat!) and they smiled every bite they took!