We left the Monday after the wedding weekend and headed to Tillamook, OR to visit the Tillamook Cheese Factory! This was a planned and anticipated stop since we LOVE Tillamook ice cream, cheese, and teriyaki sticks!!!! It was amazing only driving almost 2 hours and it being a 20+ degree temp. difference from Oregon City to Tillamook which is right near the coast. We went from hot and humid to cool and windy!
Kambria now has a favorite ice cream flavor~Grandma's cake batter! :) (which is the "featured flavor" right now being sold in the stores too). The Factory is the only place in the world where you can choose from any of their 38 flavors!
We stopped in Lincoln City on our way down to Newport to check out the beaches there. The ocean was beautiful even though it was cold and windy! Kambria was so excited to finally see the ocean!!!
We stopped in Lincoln City on our way down to Newport to check out the beaches there. The ocean was beautiful even though it was cold and windy! Kambria was so excited to finally see the ocean!!!
Eli found this piece of drift wood and thought it looked like a guitar so he picked it up and started playing it! :)
We bought a kite before we left Spokane knowing the beach is the perfect place to fly one!!!
Kambria and Eli were very excited to sleep in a hotel!!!!
Jon and Kambria woke up at 5 am to walk down to the beach to look for sea shells and sand dollars. They didn't find any sand dollars, but they did find a few shells and also discovered some rocks with these~ (I don't remember what they are called, I just know it is fun to stick your finger in them! :)
They also found this little ocean creature! It looks like an alien frog! :)
It was super foggy in the early morning!
These were the 86 steps they had to walk down to the beach and back up them when they were done! Kambria counted them as she walked back up. :)
Tuesday we went to the Oregon Aquarium in Newport. The kids LOVED it! :)
Its a good thing we were protected by thick layered glass!!!
One of our many sandwich making stops!!! We ate a lot of sandwiches on this trip!!!!! It saved money but it definitely got old!
This is the view from just below the top of the lighthouse~
It was super foggy in the early morning!
These were the 86 steps they had to walk down to the beach and back up them when they were done! Kambria counted them as she walked back up. :)
Tuesday we went to the Oregon Aquarium in Newport. The kids LOVED it! :)
This was the coolest exhibit! They had 3 very large tanks that you could walk through via glass tunnels. They had a lot of different kinds of fish, sharks, and sting rays!
They even had a few areas on the floor that you could look through!
Its a good thing we were protected by thick layered glass!!!
One of our many sandwich making stops!!! We ate a lot of sandwiches on this trip!!!!! It saved money but it definitely got old!
We toured the Yaquina Bay lighthouse. It was interesting to see, hear, and read about the history of it! :)
Kambria walking down the staircase from the top of the lighthouse~
This is the view from just below the top of the lighthouse~
After we left Newport we drove back to Lincoln City to go to the beach where you can drive onto it and park. This was especially convenient since Eli had just barely fallen asleep when we got there!
Kambria was really looking forward to building a sand castle on our trip! So even though it was cold and a little windy, her and daddy got the buckets and fun tools out and built themselves a sand castle! :)
Kambria took this picture! :) ~
Tuesday night we drove back to Oregon City to stay with family again. We are so grateful for Jami and Adrian and all they did for us!!! :)
Kambria was really looking forward to building a sand castle on our trip! So even though it was cold and a little windy, her and daddy got the buckets and fun tools out and built themselves a sand castle! :)
Kambria took this picture! :) ~
Tuesday night we drove back to Oregon City to stay with family again. We are so grateful for Jami and Adrian and all they did for us!!! :)
Wednesday we decided to wander around downtown Portland for a bit before heading back to Washington. While we were down there we found out about a bunch of interactive fountains that they have. This one, in the picture, we were told was the best!
We didn't stop at Multnomah falls on the way to Oregon City so we decided to stop there on the way back. It is a great and beautiful stop in between Washington and Oregon!!!! :)
Our original plan was to head back home on Wednesday, but we decided to take an extra day and stop in Walla Walla for the night to spend some time with my grandparents! We didn't end up leaving Walla Walla until Thursday evening, but since it was so HOT we had to stop at a yummy ice cream shop they have downtown! This was our last little adventure of our vacation before finally heading home. :)
We had such a great time and are so grateful we got to see so many family members too!!! I love making new memories like these!!!!!
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Looks like you had a wonderful time! Pics are cute
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