The beach was in our backyard, literally. It really was the perfect set up.
On the beach behind our beach house, the kids discovered a small river.
It was perfect. Not too deep and a little warmer than the ocean waves.
I loved that the backyard was nothing but sand and it was fenced. The kids spent hours digging in the dirt and playing with the hose. We didn't care how dirty they got and no one got after them to turn the water off. Best of all, we got to spray them down with the hose before they came in.
The dad's spent a fair share of time playing in the backyard as well.
By the end of the week we had a hot tub and a cave. There was a sign in our beach house that encouraged digging. I wonder if we went too far with that.
Austin had the time of his life. He loved the water and sand and all the older kids SPOILED him rotten.
All the boys went crabbing. Here they are enjoying their catch! Yum!
Later in the week when Linsey was feeling a little better, we ventured out to the Tilamook Cheese factory.
I love cheese curd and everyone loves ice cream!
especially Austin.
We spent lots of time relaxing and lounging at the beach.
Even Linsey found her way back down to the beach by the end of our near perfect trip.
My parents and my brother Anthony joined us for the last 2 days of our vacation.
Grandma and Grandpa showed up with puzzles for Linsey to do (which were a hit for everyone), a fun craft, and goodies. Anthony is very popular with the kids, they LOVE him.
I love this picture of Emma and Anthony. It's hard to see unless you enlarge it, but you can tell that they just adore each other.
Some of my favorite pictures from the trip were of Emma throwing a frisbee. She does a little hop in the air as she throws it and it's just plain hilarious.
This next one is my favorite.
Austin had been walking a little these last few weeks, but this trip he made the switch to walking all the time. I loved watching him chase the seagulls.It's so fun to have a bonfire on the beach and this was the best spot.
Ahh, smores!
Poor Linsey, she really was a trooper.
Jared caught some great shots of Emma dancing on the beach. She is such a fun little girl.
Here Hunter is running from the waves, that never gets old.
It's too bad that Linsey broke her arm, other that the accident, this trip was absolutely perfect!
6 comments:
It really does look perfect...and when you said you dug holes in the backyard, I did not realize the extent!! No wonder Jared couldn't walk by the end of the week! You nearly had an in-ground pool! I especially love the pictures of Emma dancing, they capture her personality perfectly!
That really does look like a fabulous vacation spot. You captured some really great moments with those pics. Emma is definitely a whole lotta fun to watch! :)
That looks like the biggest sand box in the world! What a fun trip-so sad the whole arm thing had to happened. Good thing she is so tough!
Poor Linsey. I hope she was still able to have some fun. Your trip looks like a blast! Maybe I can talk Dave into doing that sometime, we just have to really watch for the hurricane's down here's the only problem. It makes it hard to plan ahead. Love all the shots of Emma dancing, she seems so fun!
The frisbee dance is too darn cute!!!
Camille, I love your pictures. You have a very good eye.
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