As you now know, I took a lot of pictures during our trip, and, as I'm sure you've noted, it is hard for me to narrow them down to only a few (it was a FULL trip, after all!). Space is not so much an issue, so I'm going to continue to include all the pictures I want, without further excuse for my sentimentality.
We went a little early on Sunday with John, Erin, and Sage so we could see this sweet family: Cousin Derrin, Andra, and their cute hunk of a kid, Kennady.
Kennady and Oscar (and those Twin Rocks)
Escaping our make-shift tent.
Derrin, Uncle John, O.K., and John head for the water.
Then Gum and Gus, Uncle Pete and Aunt Linsey, and the Anderson 7 arrived.
So ensued all kinds of fun.
City-building in the sand,
cooking,
eating and snacking,
early morning beach-walking (courtesy of our little early-riser),
playing music
(including a Justin Bieber sing-along featuring a rapping Marissa),
hanging around the house,
getting in the water,
reading on the beach in this awesome tarpy-tent
(and a little in the sun),
playing in the sand,
tether-ball and other game-playing,
and taking cute pictures.
The day we left, we all went to Cannon Beach for lunch and a bit of shopping (think
Bruce's Candy Kitchen!).
The Andersons rented these fun sandbikes. They biked down to Haystack Rock, but on their return most of us took a spin as well. So fun!
Oscar was more interested in how the bike worked than in riding the bike himself.
And then, the worst part, we had to say good-bye. Not even a giant bag of cantaloupe Jelly Bellies could make that less sad.
Before we knew it, we were back at Nana's for a tasty dinner and a bit of relaxing before our long traveling day. Grayson even came over!
And then Oscar was back in the carseat stroller as we navigated three airports, two planes, and a taxi back to our home. Oregon (and all of the family and friends we love so much), we will see you again next year!
