Two weeks later and I'm still catching up from the laundry. Sometimes I feel like you can measure how much fun you have by how awful the laundry is when you get home.
So, it almost looks romantic. But, it's my 12 year old brother, I'm holding his wrist, and we're running because the water. is. so. cold.
The water was so cold that Delaney built a wall for my nephew, M, so he wouldn't get wet. He loved it.
Until it failed anyway.
Chickadee was well behaved on this trip, you know for a baby. But this kid, this adorable kid, was perfect. He complained less than some of the adults.
One of our favorite things to do on the beach (other than stroll and bask in the sheer beauty of this place), was to go crab fishing. Crab hunting? Crabbing? We caught crabs, in a trap. My brother-in-law Bruce was definitely the best at it.
We had to throw most of them back because they were too small, but we did catch enough to feed the whole family. (As an appetizer to going out for fish and chips.)
We really enjoyed seeing the wildlife at the aquarium and taking as many selfies as possible. (Is it wildlife if it's in captivity? Or is it captured life? hmm...)
The tide pools when we went to visit Yaquina Head Lighthouse were incredible. On a side note; the house we stayed in had four stories. I know, crazy! But it was nice because it meant the babies could be separated and not wake everybody up. The not-so-nice part about it was that I had to climb three flights of stairs to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night (the one on our floor was broken, the next floor I would have had to wake up Brecklyn, Bruce, and babies M and G to use.) So, by the time I took the tour of Yaquina Head Lighthouse (the tallest in Oregon), the stair climb was no problem.
After we went to the Aquarium we explored Newport a little bit. It had some cute shops, but most of all it had sea lions really close to the dock. They were so loud. And they played king of the hill which was hilarious. It basically looks like a bunch of fat pieces of breakfast sausage pushing each other.
Not much to say here except that I love these two and their smiles. They made the trip 1000 times more fun.
One morning, Brad, Chickadee, and I struck out on our own to go on a hike. The fog was thick so we couldn't see very far, but oh it was beautiful. The forest looked like something out of a fairy tale. I was prepared to protect my family from a wolf disguised as a grandmother.
Most of the hike was wooded but at the very end it opened up into a grassy area. With all the fog it felt very Bronte-esque.
We loved the hike so much, the next day we convinced the rest of the family to come see it. Without the fog it was completely different. Turns out we had been right next to the ocean the entire time!
Delaney was the lucky one who got to ride in the back of our car and entertain Amelia for many, many hours. She was a pro at it. I tried to convince her to become my nanny (in exchange for room and board- sleeping on our secondhand couch and eating rice and beans). For some reason she didn't seem particularly interested in the gig.
We had fun.
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