oregon coast

as mentioned in a recent post, we made our way over the coast of oregon after the happy couple had left for mexico and we had a full day to entertain ourselves. we saw a few different parts of the coast, traveling a bit with the rest of the fam, and then hank and i split with our chillins and headed north a little ways on our own. we found this wonderful beach that i can't even tell you the name of, but it was awesome and was one of those we kind of just stumbled upon. there was no one - and i mean no one - else there. we could see the end of the earth in nearly all directions, and other than a small horse riding crew that got within 200 yards of us just to pass over the hill and back to the parking lot, the rest of the time we were all alone. we literally had the entire beach to ourselves to frolic around and play and squeal and laugh and scream as loud as we wished. the land was so flat - the sand was wet for a mile before we hit water, and even then we had to walk another mile before it would crash over our toes and onto our ankles. which made it perfect for the kids. hank was really wishing he had his skim board. my favorites from the day:



beth's first look at the ocean in her tiny little life. this was before we went our own way up north and found the other beach. after letting her take it in for a second, we walked out to the water, rolled up those little capris and let her put her toes in. 10 seconds later she was soaked in salt water. i'm pretty sure she was in heaven. which of course sent me in heaven. it was so fun to watch her face and just enjoy her wildness let go free here. she had the best time of all of us. wish we'd had 4 more hours of daylight...




from instagram at the first beach




as described - huge beach. just us.




yep, you better believe it. he ate sand all day. and he liked it. there was just no getting around it friends. much as one could try...




there's that sandy face again...




and not the only one, either.





after spending as long as we possibly could there, we picked up two clean outfits sized 4T and 6mos, and found a restaurant right on the water with incredible views to top off our evening. the kids were wiped and slept the whole way back to the hotel, and hank i talked about how glad we are that our kids (and both of them do) love water.

it was an impeccable day.