Our favorite places...

SEASIDE: one of our favorite Oregon Coast locations.  Too bad it's a really long drive....and I did it alone with the girls.  It was much more painful for me than Elise & Lauren.  This entitles me to brag a little: we did it with three stops, something that would not have been possible with Scott.  We enjoyed a long break for lunch in Eugene, enough to put the girls back to sleep.  Yes, I was the mom chasing her girls all over...

Scott was training at Camp Rilea (between Seaside & Astoria) and eagerly awaiting our arrival.  Actually, the promise of dinner with daddy made our trek across Oregon much more enjoyable.  Scott tells me the weather was beautiful the whole week, sadly Friday was our only decent day.  None the less, it is the Oregon Coast...in March.  Elise enjoyed digging in the sand and searching for shells and Lauren was mesmerized by the water.

Much of the trip was a "staycation"  as we enjoyed the views from the comfort of our room.  The girls played for hours with Lego's and we had a couple family movie nights.  As you can see, Lauren brought her baby doll, which she is tucking into bed.  The girls did really great sharing a room, it was a big highlight.  Along with the morning spent in bed watching cartoons, a novelty in itself.

Saturday we ventured back into the city.  Scott spent the day with the girls at the Children's Museum, always a golden ticket.  It was perfect for the rainy day and the girls had a blast! I headed over to the convention center for a scrap show.  I meet my mom and Melinda and we had a fantastic day.  We finished the night with some shopping downtown and dinner.  It's always a treat to ride the Max, the girls love it!  Again, it's the small things!

It was a wonderful family vacation!  And here is how it ended:

We woke up to snow on the beach.  It was beautiful, and yes it was raining when we arrived home in Lakeview.  Who would have thought.