The last day of school was last Friday, so we made our annual trip to the beach cabin to celebrate and relax. We went on Friday night, and awoke to the beach on Saturday. Daddy and the kids biked to the library and read some books, then ran around on the playground. When we returned, Auntie Greta and cousin Adam arrived. All of us went to the beach for only a short time, since it was pretty windy and chilly, and the ocean was very cold.
For dinner, we cooked hot dogs, hamburgers and s'mores over the firepit ... the weather was beginning to turn for the better. We watched The Good Dinosaur in the evening, then Auntie and Adam headed for home. The next day, Jillian realized she had gotten bitten by a spider about 4 times on her legs - the bites would end up swelling up really big and red - not a pleasant sight, though after a few days they started looking much better.
Sunday was Father's Day, and we started with a trip to the beach in the morning, but it was very cold and windy again, so we stayed less than an hour (once Tor gets wet, it's only a matter of minutes before he's shivering and wanting to go back). Afterwards, we went to the Astoria pool to swim, then to Fort George for a nice dinner. Since Custard King was closed (and they only have soft serve, anyways), we went to another ice cream shop called Frite and Scoop on the waterfront. Everyone liked it a lot. We watched Zootopia that night - Bridget liked it so much, she wanted to rent it a second night.
The next couple days had the best weather, so we spent a lot of time at the beach. We drove up on the north side a ways until we found some large tide pools. The water in them was very warm, so the kids could play and swim in them for a while without getting too cold. The wind wasn't too bad, and even the ocean had warmed up a bit - we ended up staying for 2 to 3 hours each time. Here's a couple pictures of the action.
Of course, no beach trip is complete without lots of games of UNO and The Game of Life. The girls did all the winning - Daddy and Tor got shut out.
We also put biked whenever we could, since the girls brought their bikes with them, and Tor continued to work on his biking skills with training wheels. He likes to go fast, and often just drives right off the road.
For dinner, we cooked hot dogs, hamburgers and s'mores over the firepit ... the weather was beginning to turn for the better. We watched The Good Dinosaur in the evening, then Auntie and Adam headed for home. The next day, Jillian realized she had gotten bitten by a spider about 4 times on her legs - the bites would end up swelling up really big and red - not a pleasant sight, though after a few days they started looking much better.
Sunday was Father's Day, and we started with a trip to the beach in the morning, but it was very cold and windy again, so we stayed less than an hour (once Tor gets wet, it's only a matter of minutes before he's shivering and wanting to go back). Afterwards, we went to the Astoria pool to swim, then to Fort George for a nice dinner. Since Custard King was closed (and they only have soft serve, anyways), we went to another ice cream shop called Frite and Scoop on the waterfront. Everyone liked it a lot. We watched Zootopia that night - Bridget liked it so much, she wanted to rent it a second night.
The next couple days had the best weather, so we spent a lot of time at the beach. We drove up on the north side a ways until we found some large tide pools. The water in them was very warm, so the kids could play and swim in them for a while without getting too cold. The wind wasn't too bad, and even the ocean had warmed up a bit - we ended up staying for 2 to 3 hours each time. Here's a couple pictures of the action.
Of course, no beach trip is complete without lots of games of UNO and The Game of Life. The girls did all the winning - Daddy and Tor got shut out.
We also put biked whenever we could, since the girls brought their bikes with them, and Tor continued to work on his biking skills with training wheels. He likes to go fast, and often just drives right off the road.
