The Oregon Coast

At the end of May, we got to go with Greg to his training in Salem. We decided to leave a couple of days early and take a mini vacation! On our way there we made our traditional stop at the Portland Temple. The girls were so excited to run around and look at the temple.

 A nice guy saw me taking their pictures and offered to take a family picture for us. The sun was so stinking bright that day!

 Love these two, they always have to stop and smell the flowers!

 I sure love my boys! Kingston was about 2 months old here and rockin' that double chin!

 She had some crazy car hair, but she was so happy to be at the temple!

 They looked like ants standing in front of it!

 It was Kingston's first time at the temple too!

 Before we left, we made sure to stop inside the visitor's center. The girls always love watching the videos and seeing the statue of Christ.

 We finally made it to Lincoln City! The girls were so excited to play in the water even though it was a little bit cold!

 I just love this picture! She was so happy just to be running back and forth on the beach.

 I love my little family!

 Since moving from Florida, we have definitely missed seeing the ocean!

 First family picture at the beach!

 The next day we stopped at the Devil's Punch Bowl. The wind was super cold that day, but it still looked so pretty!

 Brooklyn loved exploring everything,

 and this little thing was right behind her the whole time!

 Brooklyn has been super interested in whales lately, so we surprised them with a whale watching trip. It had been raining all weekend, so we were hoping they wouldn't cancel our boat ride!

 On our way out of the cove, we saw a couple of seals with their baby! 

 We didn't see any whales, but we did see a bunch of Sea Lions hanging out on the buoys.

 Bostyn thought the boat ride was pretty cool!

 Brooklyn was a little more nervous, but by the end she got brave and stood up by the edge. 

 Kingston just slept the whole time.

 She was hanging on for dear life when we would hit the waves.

 Still no whales, but lots of sea lions, so the girls thought that was pretty cool!

 When we got back to the dock, there was another seal and her baby. Brooklyn just wanted to sit and watch them swim around.

 When we went back to Salem, we took Bostyn to get her ears pierced. She had been asking for months to have earrings like Brooklyn, so she was excited when we were finally able to go get them done!

 She looked so cute sitting there waiting!

 Brooklyn kept herself entertained trying on all of the accessories at Claires.

 She was pretty nervous, but she did so great and didn't move!

 All done! She looked so cute with her sparkly butterfly earrings.

We had so much fun at the ocean and spending time together! Part two of our trip is up next!