Oregon!

On our second day of driving, we arrived at Multnomah falls in Oregon. We stopped here for a little runaround, it was especially great for the kids!



Here we had hiked up to the bridge - it was a nice little energy burner :)



On one of our rainy days - the kids decorated bobble-head monkeys :) It was pretty funny.


This was the beach right down the street from our house. The kids had fun running around, looking at crabs, shells & all the driftwood on the beach
Can you say strike a pose?
Hailey was working the camera too :) I tried to tell her the water was too cold, but who can pass up the opportunity to splash around in the water?
TILLAMOOK!!! Okay, so growing up, this was always the coolest place. They have cheese & fresh ice cream. It's fantastic. I think I had more fun here than the kids did!
It was fun for them to see all the blocks running through the conveyer belts :)

This is Seaside. We came here on a "milder" day. The kids had a great time playing in the water, sand & flying kites.

Yet again, hailey had no hesitation about running into the water. The outside temp was 54 degrees... plus wind! ugh! cold!
Derek & Olivia had a great time helping me bury Hailey in the sand.
I couldn't resist this picture -- TOO CUTE!

Derek did take a moment here or there to snuggle w/ his mommy to stay warm :)

We went down to Newport & hit three fun exhibits.. Ripley's believe it or not, the Wax museum & the Underwater Sea Aquarium. Here is Hailey strumming the digital harp - very cool!
We grubbed some lunch at this place called Local Ocean Seafood. It was divine. The kids could have cared less, but I had the yummiest crab "po-boy" sandwich. Divine!
Derek was trying to kiss the crab... looks more like he's taking a bite though :)
At the underwater sea aquarium, there was this cool exhibit where the kids could touch all sorts of living sealife, like starfish, sea anemone & the like.

Outside the aquarium were tons of sealions. Derek cracked up when they started barking, and he barked right back :)

This is our backyard (of the beach house). Em & I finally get a pic together :)
The kids had fun w/ the fire. Especially for smores
My brother Mike & His fiancee Leslie came out for the weekend. We had a great time!

We went to the Cannon Beach Sandcastle building competition. It was fun to rally the cars down on the beach, and play in the water. Derek & olivia most liked petting all the dogs that were there.

Notice famous Haystack rock in the background -- you know you recognize it from Goonies :)

I think the rest of my pictures cut off, but this is a taste of our trip. We had fun exploring, playing, lounging & of course... driving :) We were glad to get away before baby # 3 arrived.