The Sandcastle Festival and Tillamook-Part 2

The Sandcastle Festival and Tillamook-Part 1

The Oregon Zoo

Cannon Beach

We spent our first Saturday here at the beach. We were expecting it to be cool weather, but it was beautiful! Megan and Josh loved the sand, and Nate, Lia, and Laura loved exploring the tide pools. My favorite part was watching Megan chase the Seagulls, or ducks as she calls them. From the beach we drove to Seaside where they have a little (and I mean little) aquarium and then to Astoria. Astoria I learned is the oldest city west of the Mississippi, and is also where "Goonies" was filmed. We found a place to have dinner there and crossed the river into Washington (Josh wanted to go across the bridge) and headed home. Because we have kids who don't mind driving in the car, I think we'll head out that way most weekends. The drive is pretty and who doesn't like the beach?

The National Forestry Center, The OMSI, and Sleeping on the Tramp

The National Forestry Center was interesting, and the kids had a good time, but the OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) was really cool and we will definitely be back.








We didn't stay on the tramp ALL night, just until about 10:30--thankfully. But it was fun while it lasted!

The Children's Museum

Portland has a great children's museum. We were there most of the day and when it was time to go, no one wanted to leave. The girls' favorite part was the pet hospital and Josh loved the construction site. Megan is pretty much happy to be anywhere she can run around.