Oregon Coast Vacation!

In August we took a vacation to the Oregon Coast with Zack and Nicole. We stayed at their uncle's beach house for the week and had so much fun!

We really missed seeing the ocean, even if this ocean was freezing cold!

 Papa Frank and Grandma Helen even came to stay with us for a couple of days while they drove up and down the coastline.

 The girls loved spending time with their grandparents.

 We came to see the Pacific Ocean, but spent most of our time in "The World's Shortest River."

 It was a lot warmer than the ocean water was.

 This is what happens when you tell a certain little girl to not get her clothes wet....

 Bostyn loved meeting Papa Frank, and was so fascinated by his beard.

 Even if the weather and water were complete opposites of Florida, Brooklyn still had a blast playing at the beach!

 Bostyn loved being with Aunt Nicole too.

 The second day we were at the Coast we took a trip to see the Sea Lion Caves.

 The view from the caves was gorgeous!

 It wasn't the right season for the sea lions to be inside the cave, but we got to see them from the lookout point.

 Brooklyn loved watching them and listening the the crazy noises they were making!

 Imagine a lot of loud burping and gurgling sounds and that is what the sea lions sounded like.

 Love these guys!

 And of course we had to get a family picture at the lookout.

 We had to snap one last picture with Papa Frank and Grandma Helen before we went our separate ways.

 Bostyn loved being outside in the sunshine.

 Brooklyn picks flowers wherever we go, but look at the sign behind her...

 The girls loved spending time with their grandparents! We had so much fun with them on this trip and were so glad they came to see us!

 These guys all had to pose on the statues before we left!

After the caves we went and got Salt Water Taffy and took the girls to a park by the lake. Both girls love going to the park!

 Bostyn especially loves swinging.

 They loved swinging on the tire with Dad!

Brooklyn loved looking at this big dragon sculpture,

 

and then she helped Uncle Zack roll down the hill.

 The park is in such a great spot overlooking the lake.

After playing we rushed back to the beach so we could catch the sunset. In Florida you only get to see the sunrise over the ocean, so I was really excited to be able to see the sunset again!

 Love my girlies!

 A nice lady saw us taking pictures and offered to take a picture for us.

 Brooklyn is a pretty good photographer and snapped this great picture!

 Our last day at the Coast we decided to drive to Tillamook to visit the cheese factory there.

 Brooklyn was so excited to take this picture!

 It was fun to read all of the signs and to see the workers down below.

 We even got to sample the cheese, which is always a bonus.

Brooklyn was so excited to sit in the Tillamook bus, she didn't want to get out of it!

 

Before leaving the factory we all got ice cream cones. Bostyn is an ice cream fanatic! She loved get licks off of everyone's cones!

 It was seriously some of the best ice cream I have ever had!

I think it was everyone's favorite part of the tour...

And the perfect way to end a super fun week? Soaking in the hot tub of course! 

It was such a fun vacation and helped ease our longing for the beaches in Florida!