We spent lots of time at beautiful beaches, relaxed at campsites with coffee and hot chocolate, biked and drove in the truck. We spent one night in what we dubbed as "exit 52", then 2 nights in one site at Fort Stevens, and two more nights in another site there. Then we headed north to Olympia and spent 2 nights there. And our last night just outside of Seattle as we were headed to Woodland Zoo on our way home. We even had Jerry's parents meet us for 2 nights. It was a LOVELY family holiday and I can't wait to do it again!!
I have over 200 pictures so .... here is a small glimps of our time away ... sometimes I really wish I had one of those fancy smancy cameras!!! (I think they are in order!!)
First stop after waiting in the borderline for over 2 hours .... yum lunchtime!
"Exit 52" ... site unseen beautiful .... a little while later we realized train track on one side and I5 on the other ..... oh well they had plenty of amenties to enjoy for a good part of the next day!
Lots of room to bike!!
Our first beach experience ... the kids LOVED it!!!
Running down the beach ... it sure was an experience ... the sand is beautifully soft ... wonderful!
YUP I was there too!!
Ahhhh, beautiful sunset!
MY ABSOLUTE FAV of the whole trip!!!
Fort Stevens Campsite #1 ... I didn't get one of site #2
Shaun playing with trucks at the site ... you can see his mouth shaped to make truck sounds :o)
One of the MANY playgrounds
Sand castles .... James and Derek explored the beach in the middle of the pic. Unfortunately they couldn't get back unaided soI had to go in up around my waist level .... sigh!!!
Buried Dad in the sand ... we had a couple ladies chuckling a little way down the beach!!
Haystack Rock .... we didn't get a real good one cause the camera was acting up because of sand in it ... we didn't end up coming back as the beach near us was just as nice and this was a good 30-45 min drive!
These beaches are AMAZING!!! Look at the patterns in the sand ... wow!
Sandcastle time .... among others!
Shaun's nap time :o)
One of the wildlife we witnessed ....
Beachtime with Grandparents T.
Jerry flying a kite :o)
Grandma helping dig .... the hole was as deep as James by the time we left.
Astoria bridges .... pictures just don't cut it!!
Our most private site ... in Tumwater. Karina is coloring ....
One of the 3 pools we dipped our feet in!
KOA ~ Just outside Seattle ... having hot chocolate! Lots of room hey?
Playing Chess ... she beat me!!
Woodland Zoo
Giraffes ...
James' fav ... the Komodo Dragon
Looks like so much fun! We were going to go to Oregon this year too but we had nothing reserved to decided to book at Ft Stevens for next year. I'll have to ask you about it...
ReplyDeleteahhhh the pics of the beach are so gorgeous, it really looks like a lot of fun with just your family... so special:) we played chess @ that KOA in May and Cason totally beat me too :(
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ReplyDeleteNice pics - must make you want to come to Australia! Just wondering - how did you fit in the truck? Or did you strap someone to the roof? :-) Love Charlene