Friends Forever

 Leann came to visit. It was wonderful. We didn't do a whole lot of crazy stuff, but we just got to hang out together...in the same state...in the same house. I loved it!

We did take a trip out to Camp Yamhill to show the W kids the beauty and fun! I think they had a good time.

Lining up for the flying squirrel.

A dip in Inspiration Point

On Hazel's birthday there was a silly string war. Next time we'll get larger cans, and more of them. It will be epic.

After a fun week in Newberg we headed to the beach at Pacific City.

It's always fun to find interesting things to play with, dead, alive, or squishy.

Such a beautiful day to play in the ocean. The ocean was still freezing, but once you're numb who cares!

The girls wanted to see what it was like to wash up on the beach like seaweed.

Time to get sand in all the crevices.

2 of my favorite people! Aren't they cute.

This picture looks like Ryan is giving Leann some love, but what he was really doing was dragging her into the ocean. 

I am so thankful that even after years of not living in the same time zone she is still my dearest favoritest most wonderful best friend in the world. 

Family time

I was not a good picture taker apparently when my family was here for the past 2 weeks. But here is some of what I got.

We went to the beach the first day Ryan and Katie were here. It was a beautiful sunny day, but in true Oregon Coast fashion it was very windy too. I took a lot of pictures, but 90% of them were of the backs of kids playing in the ocean.  The kids had a lot of fun playing in the ocean, and we found the Oregonian part of Olivia, the part that is ok getting numb and sandy.

Nolan was a little less interested in getting numb and sandy, unlike Hazel who was soaked and rolling in the sand. 

George and Violet wandered down the beach to some rocks exposed by low tide.

There wasn't a lot of  sea life on the rocks, but there were a lot of little pools and streams that had warm water in them.  Here is Violet with a dam barricade that they built, Corey would be so proud.

The next day we went to the cemetery to let balloons go. This time the kids all attached pictures they drew for Great Grandpa. It is so important to Great Grandma that the great grandkids feel comfortable visiting the cemetery, and that they remember Great Grandpa. I love doing this.

I didn't know it was possible for one family to have so many cute kids.