Seaside Adventure

This last week a friend of mine had mentioned that she had some extra days off work and was wanting to get away with the kids since her husband was working. I said perfect because mine was working too, where did you want to go!?

After talking it over a few days and throwing places out all over we decided to head down to the Oregon coast and Seaside was our final destination. Instead of staying in a hotel we rented a house which was actually a lot cheaper than staying in a hotel. It was $100 a night per person including cleaning deposit and only a few blocks from the beach! You can't beat that! It was a very cute house. Three bedrooms, full kitchen, two full baths, huge deck the the smell of salt in the air! Ahh...relaxation and fun!

The first night we got there in the late afternoon and after unloading and everything we packed up all the kids and headed down the board walk for a nice walk and a little time in the sand. The kids had a blast! My friend has a little girl Alyssa's age and another girl Knox's age. They are great friends. After a couple of hours of hanging out we meandered back to the house and made dinner. The kids went to bed shortly after that but not before all of them were jumping on the bed and having a lot of giggles especially about the pull ups. My friend and I ended up staying up until around 4.

The next morning or should I say a few hours later we were all up and making breakfast and than walked down to the local coffee shop. It could have been good but not sure if she really knew what she was doing making the coffee. Anyways the fresh air was good and coffee, so so and then we headed back for naps and lunch. That afternoon the sun came out and was BEAUTIFUL! We packed up all our beach stuff and headed down to the beach for a few hours and the kids had a blast! The water was actually warm. This was weird to me because in my entire life I can't remember it ever being warm there, the water that is.

The kids all had a blast. Alyssa and her friend really enjoyed running in and out of the water, jumping waves, twirling around etc. The other two kids played in it but enjoyed playing back in the sand with the toys. It was such a great time. It made me sad the next day to have to leave but before I did I stopped off at the outlet mall and got the kids some much needed clothes. Alyssa got a bunch of pretty dresses for the start of preschool, which she is stoked about. More on that later.

On our way back home we stopped at both the grandparents house and had a nice visit with both and than made the long journey home. It's always nice to be away but just as nice to be back!