Beach Reunion!

Every other year Nathan’s Grandma rents a beach house on the Oregon coast. Because of school and work, the last time that we were able to go was back when we were engaged. We were so glad that we were finally able to go and to stay the whole time! We had tons of fun… we love spending so much time with family. I must warn you… there will be lots of pictures! We took the kids down to the beach right when we arrived. Conner LOVED the water and had no problem with it being FREEZING cold. Waves would wash over our feet and then Conner would chase the waves back to the ocean happily screaming all the way. The waves were pretty big so we would have to run and grab him before he was swept out to sea.

We checked into the beach house. We were excited about our cute room,

the beautiful view from the deck,

and that it had a hot tub…Yay! Here are Conner and Dad having a good time…

There was a big outlet mall close by so most of the girls spent some time (lots of time…) shopping! I was in need of some new clothes and got some cute stuff… and Oregon doesn’t have sales tax! We also took the kids to the Aquarium and it was fun to see their reactions. Conner would run from tank to tank yelling “fishies, fishies!”

Conner with Nana...

Conner and Josh watching the fish swim below their feet...

A big fish staring at Conner...

Conner checking out a shark...

We packed a picnic and drove to a park that had some really fun toys and a shallow lake. Here is Conner’s big cousin Josh pushing him on the swings…


And taking him to play on the toys… I love it how sweet he is to him even though Conner is so much younger.

Playing in the lake.

We had lots of fun playing Catch Phrase, having Guitar Hero battles, staying up late watching movies, and one night we had a fire down on the beach and roasted some mallows for smores… the kids pretty much stayed up wayyy past their bedtime every night.

I really wish that Conner was looking at the camera in this picture because the sky is so pretty!

We played on the beach a few more times. Conner also loved playing in the sand… and so did Nathan… they built a sand castle with a moat.

Here is Nathan flying his dollar store “Ironman” kite that he “bought for Conner…”

On the last day Conner and Lucy got really sick with a fever and the chills. Conner threw up and we were worried about the long drive the next day but Conner woke up feeling completely better Yay!

The only thing that we did not enjoy was the 12 hour drive to and from Oregon… but we still agree that it was definitely worth the trip! We are excited that we are having a "beach reunion" again next year... we really hope that we will be able to make it!

I'm still not sure who dressed Conner up in the tutu... but look how proud he is to be wearin it!