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?