Multnomah Falls

We went to see Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge a few weeks ago. It was beautiful! We weren't planning on doing any hiking because we didn't have a backpack for Megan and we weren't sure how Josh would do. He's been going through a phase for way too long now where he says his legs don't work and it's hard too walk. We've tried about everything to help him get over this but so far we haven't had any luck. So it's always questionable if it will be a good legs day or a bad legs day. This happened to be a good legs day and the kids wanted to hike to the top, so we thought we'd see how far we got. They did great!! It's only a mile, but for those with short little legs it can be a long way. We were so glad we went. The whole walk was beautiful with the Columbia River on one side and the waterfall on the other. It did everyone a lot of good to go!

Swimming Lessons

Megan

It may have been before Nate left for Portland that Megan got so attached, I don't remember. All I know is while he was gone, she missed him like crazy! She loved talking to him on the phone or the computer and she would ask me repeatedly, "where's dad?" Since we've been here she gets so excited for him to come home. I can't believe how much she's grown up the last few months. She's saying more words every day (thank goodness!) and loves to jump, go down slides, and swing from whatever she can find to swing from. She also loves playing with baby dolls and is very sweet with them. I am so glad though that with all the growing up she still likes to be held and suck her thumb. I'll hang on to that for a little while longer.

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?