Just as soon as we finished up with the award ceremony at camp, we piled back into the car and continued west toward Seaside. A sweet friend, native to the area, was actually the one who pointed out that we would be no more than an hour away from the coast. Didn't take long for me to decide that we had to go. Okay, fine, didn't HAVE to, but really really would be great to. Fortunately we were able to find a last-minute rental willing to rent for only two nights, so off we went.
I am of course from Portland (mostly, at least), and grew up visiting Seaside and the Oregon coast--it was only a couple of hours away. This however, was not the same Seaside. It's obviously been a long time. But, the changes were definitely for the better. Maybe it's just me, but as I remember it Seaside was getting just a tad bit, well, ghetto. Not now, though, there's lots of cute little shops--some oldies some newbies--,many fun restaurants, and of course the standard bikes and fudge and taffy and things that Seaside has always had.
Nothing like sleeping with giant headphones on.
Oh, and did I mention that grandma got to come?? Seaside is, after all, really her place, so that was just a must!
Our cute little rental house.
Only two blocks away from the beach. Yep, thataway.
We ended up with really nice weather. Definitely not hot, I think that's a rarity on the NW coast, but still nice.
Gorgeous.
The lack of heat may have kept me no more than knee deep in the ice-cold water, but it certainly didn't stop the kids.
They had a great time.
That is, until it was timed to get cleaned up ... That part is not fun when it's cold!
Although some didn't mind it too much.
One in particular didn't mind much of anything.
There is definitely just something about one-year-olds and sand!
I think this merry-go-round has been going around since I was a kid.
But I don't remember this little ride. Not much to remember I suppose, but Joseph sure enjoyed it.
Yummy ice cream break.
And of course, can't leave Seaside without a round of bumper cars.
It was fun to see the boys drive their own car for the first time.
This guy was kinda fun to watch.
But this was probably the entertainment of the weekend (although playing at the beach, hanging out at the arcade, eating breakfast at Pig'n Pancake, watching the Olympics on tv, etc., etc., were all fun too)!!
Entertaining in that it is crazy difficult to pedal a cart full of 8 big, small, and medium bodies all over town. Especially when most of those bodies can't reach the pedals themselves, and one of those bodies won't stay put.
We were quite the spectacle, and I'm pretty sure we could hardly pedal half the time because we were laughing so hard. It was fun, though, and we definitely got a nice workout!
Great weekend! I think it's up in the air whether or not this is going to be an annual tradition (suppose it might depend on b-ball camp); but regardless, we'll definitely have to return at least on occasion!
Oh, and as a side note, when visiting the Oregon or Washington coasts, dress warm!! Or at least in layers! This is not and will never be your toasty Californian beach.
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I am of course from Portland (mostly, at least), and grew up visiting Seaside and the Oregon coast--it was only a couple of hours away. This however, was not the same Seaside. It's obviously been a long time. But, the changes were definitely for the better. Maybe it's just me, but as I remember it Seaside was getting just a tad bit, well, ghetto. Not now, though, there's lots of cute little shops--some oldies some newbies--,many fun restaurants, and of course the standard bikes and fudge and taffy and things that Seaside has always had.
Nothing like sleeping with giant headphones on.
Oh, and did I mention that grandma got to come?? Seaside is, after all, really her place, so that was just a must!
Our cute little rental house.
Only two blocks away from the beach. Yep, thataway.
We ended up with really nice weather. Definitely not hot, I think that's a rarity on the NW coast, but still nice.
Gorgeous.
The lack of heat may have kept me no more than knee deep in the ice-cold water, but it certainly didn't stop the kids.
They had a great time.
That is, until it was timed to get cleaned up ... That part is not fun when it's cold!
Although some didn't mind it too much.
One in particular didn't mind much of anything.
There is definitely just something about one-year-olds and sand!
I think this merry-go-round has been going around since I was a kid.
But I don't remember this little ride. Not much to remember I suppose, but Joseph sure enjoyed it.
Yummy ice cream break.
And of course, can't leave Seaside without a round of bumper cars.
It was fun to see the boys drive their own car for the first time.
This guy was kinda fun to watch.
But this was probably the entertainment of the weekend (although playing at the beach, hanging out at the arcade, eating breakfast at Pig'n Pancake, watching the Olympics on tv, etc., etc., were all fun too)!!
Entertaining in that it is crazy difficult to pedal a cart full of 8 big, small, and medium bodies all over town. Especially when most of those bodies can't reach the pedals themselves, and one of those bodies won't stay put.
We were quite the spectacle, and I'm pretty sure we could hardly pedal half the time because we were laughing so hard. It was fun, though, and we definitely got a nice workout!
Great weekend! I think it's up in the air whether or not this is going to be an annual tradition (suppose it might depend on b-ball camp); but regardless, we'll definitely have to return at least on occasion!
Oh, and as a side note, when visiting the Oregon or Washington coasts, dress warm!! Or at least in layers! This is not and will never be your toasty Californian beach.
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
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