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Friday, July 23, 2010
Rick and Camille Visit!
Rick and Camille came to visit us last weekend and we had so much fun! We got to go see Haystack Rock on Cannon Beach at a low tide-there were lots of starfish and anemones.
and huge mussels!
Nate and Rick had fun flying Nate's 2-string kite.
Best of all-we got to have a campfire on the beach and roast hot dogs and marshmallows. (It takes a long time to get a fire going strong on a windy beach!!)
Other highlights while they were here:
Watching episodes of "Gunsmoke" on TV Land.com
They taught us how to play Discombobulation and Greed
Rick came in our primary class on Sunday and kept the crayons from the kids until it was time for coloring
Getting clam chowder and salt water taffy
and huge mussels!
Nate and Rick had fun flying Nate's 2-string kite.
Best of all-we got to have a campfire on the beach and roast hot dogs and marshmallows. (It takes a long time to get a fire going strong on a windy beach!!)
Other highlights while they were here:
Watching episodes of "Gunsmoke" on TV Land.com
They taught us how to play Discombobulation and Greed
Rick came in our primary class on Sunday and kept the crayons from the kids until it was time for coloring
Getting clam chowder and salt water taffy
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Jack Family Vacation
Nate's entire family was able to come up to Oregon for a family vacation last week. We had so much fun on the Oregon Coast!
Alden and Kira were even able to come early, so we were able to do some fun things with them first. We heard that the place to go in Portland is "Voodoo Doughnuts" where they make all kinds of crazy doughnuts. The shop was pretty scary, but the doughnuts were delicious!!
We also went to Multnomah falls and the other large waterfalls nearby. They were magnificent! We hiked up to the top of "Horse Tail Falls" and there was another waterfall, "Pony Tail Falls." It was fun to walk behind it and see the falls from a new angle!
Everyone else arrived on Sunday, July 4th and we had a big sleepover in our 2 bedroom apartment. Monday we headed out to the coast. We went to Astoria and the lighthouses in Washington on Monday.
Northhead Lighthouse-we even got to take the tour this time with other people there to watch the girls.
"Captain Jack" got to go on a treasure hunt on Cannon Beach for his 50th birthday!! He followed the directions on his treasure map to find an amazing treasure chest (built by Alden and Kira) filled with presents. Liesl painted a beautiful map of Cannon Beach as well!
Jessica sure loved seeing her cousin Carter!
Yaquina Bay lighthouse.
The biggest highlight of the trip (at least for the men) was a crabbing trip. They got to go out on a fishing boat with some professional crabbers and learn how to catch crab. They were only allowed to keep the large male crabs only about 10 percent of what they actually caught. The whole group caught 70 crabs!! (Nate and I spent the following week eating his crabs.)
You can tell by this video they had WAY too much fun!
Alden and Kira were even able to come early, so we were able to do some fun things with them first. We heard that the place to go in Portland is "Voodoo Doughnuts" where they make all kinds of crazy doughnuts. The shop was pretty scary, but the doughnuts were delicious!!
We also went to Multnomah falls and the other large waterfalls nearby. They were magnificent! We hiked up to the top of "Horse Tail Falls" and there was another waterfall, "Pony Tail Falls." It was fun to walk behind it and see the falls from a new angle!
Everyone else arrived on Sunday, July 4th and we had a big sleepover in our 2 bedroom apartment. Monday we headed out to the coast. We went to Astoria and the lighthouses in Washington on Monday.
Northhead Lighthouse-we even got to take the tour this time with other people there to watch the girls.
"Captain Jack" got to go on a treasure hunt on Cannon Beach for his 50th birthday!! He followed the directions on his treasure map to find an amazing treasure chest (built by Alden and Kira) filled with presents. Liesl painted a beautiful map of Cannon Beach as well!
Jessica sure loved seeing her cousin Carter!
Yaquina Bay lighthouse.
The biggest highlight of the trip (at least for the men) was a crabbing trip. They got to go out on a fishing boat with some professional crabbers and learn how to catch crab. They were only allowed to keep the large male crabs only about 10 percent of what they actually caught. The whole group caught 70 crabs!! (Nate and I spent the following week eating his crabs.)
You can tell by this video they had WAY too much fun!
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