Family Fun

Isaac's parents and younger brothers came out for a visit. We made our way to the coast again. We love the Oregon coast! The first day we went to some fun tide pools, but I guess I didn't take the camera out to brave the crazy wind and sand. There were some fun caves and starfish pools we found though. We camped the night in a yurt, which is now my favorite way of camping. You still get the campfire/sleeping bag experience, but you get to sleep in a round canvas type thing that has bunk beds, heat and a lamp!!

Hiking up the sand dunes

Isaac and his brothers Levi and Oliver having some fun on the dunes.

Kason was SO excited for the giant marshmallows we got for smores.

In the yurt - Kason got the top bunk.

Heading out into the rain the next day.

Crabbing! This was a first for me and it was exciting!

Yep, I was a wimp and was too scared to pick one up. Kason just shot them with his squirt gun.

The winner we brought home. (ok, it was given to us, we caught lots but had to throw them all back because they weren't big enough or were female)

Male bonding time...gotta love the video games...

We had a GREAT time and are so glad they came out for a visit and didn't mind cramming into our teeny apartment all together!

School starts Monday for Isaac (even though he has been there almost everyday this summer) and that always promises to be pretty intense so we are glad to have had one last hurrah with people we love at a place we love!

The Coast!

We love the coast and we love it even more when we get to go with family. Mckay and Katie and their cute kids were coming out for a vacation and we went to Newport with them for a day. The coast was pretty nice, windy as always, but pretty sunny and we loved it.

This was Asher's 3rd time at the coast, but it was a whole new experience for him now that he could walk around and get wherever he wanted. He made the most of it and had so much fun and got so sandy...

...soo sandy.

I love that these boy cousins love each other so much. They could not get enough of each other and Kason was sure to not leave out their other cousin either, by affectionately calling Payton, "Kade" almost the whole time.

I love this picture.

We also made it to the aquarium, where the underwater shark tunnel was a hit.

They couldn't look around fast enough!

I love Kason's face in this picture.

The best we could do at a "group shot"

We had a great time and love Oregon in the summer!