Summer Time at the Beach, June 2013

The beach always seems so relaxing especially when you can get there and you don't have to share it with anyone!

You will probably see this picture again but I had to put this at the top because it is such a funny, classic Calvin face.

We are getting close to the point that we will no longer be able to use the stroller so we will enjoy it while we can.

The kids playing with the new beach toys!

After a stent at the beach we traveled south to the Oregon Dunes.

Unfortunately there are some limitations to the stroller, after about a quarter mile on a nice paved trail the path turned into sand and that was our end of the road for the stroller so we turned back and admired the dunes from afar.

On to another beach, Roc found a dead crab that was mostly intact, you can tell that he is thinking of all the fun he can have with it.  The one thing that Roc could not understand is why Stacie and Ryan would not let him take it home with him.

For some reason Calvin did not like the sand, every time we put him on the sand he would scream, later he did get a little more comfortable with it when he realized that he needed to be in the sand to play with the toys.

There is that look again!

It was a little chilly but it was worth it.

Porter finding treasures in the sand (truth be known Porter put it in the sand).

After going to Portland to visit with Nicole and Brian and to celebrate Emma's Birthday at Chuck E Cheese we headed down the Oregon coast for some fun and sight seeing.  It is amazing how many hours the kids can spend playing in the sand.  It was a fun weekend to celebrate Emma's birthday and to enjoy one of our only free weekends this summer.