Loving the fall weather!! Can't wait!!

School Again, School Again

Backpacks and lunch boxes have been bought.
Only 2 more days :)
Everyone is excited to see what school has in store for them.
Hope everyone else enjoys as well!

Having fun getting onto FB and finding old friends! I've liked that I've found people I haven't seen or talked to in 20 years and they just jump on and we talk. Thank you!
It's also been fun to check out their blogs and hear positive things! Thank you for your good examples! I needed it!

Trip to Depoe Bay, Oregon - Days 1-3

We just finished a trip to Depoe Bay, Oregon with my dad and sister and her family. We had a great time - here are some highlights from our trip.

Day 1 - Drive to Boise, ID - stop at Twin Falls temple on the way for family photo. Stay the night in Boise.



Day 2 - left Boise and stopped by Boise Temple in morning for pic with family. Arrive in Oregon - stop at visitor's center, John Day Dam, Bonneville Fish Hatchery and feed the trout, Multnomah Falls. Stay the night in Portland.

Day 3 - Stop by Portland Temple in the morning for another family pic. Noticing a theme? :) Trying to see how many temple family pictures we can get. Finally arrive at WorldMark Depoe Bay, Oregon. Yeah! So excited to be there.

Days 4-6

Day 4 - Go to Sacrament meeting, explore WorldMark, make Depoe Bay t-shirts (my sister's idea), see sea lions and relax for the day.


Day 5 - Go to Yaquina Head Lighthouse in Newport. Go to Beverly Beach to introduce the beach to the kids. COLD! They had a great time running in it. Go back to Yaquina in evening to visit tide pools - fun to see so many starfish and sea urchins. Loving taking pictures


Day 6 - Oregon Coast Aquarium - lunch at Chowder Bowl for seafood - Aquarium Village (apparently it's businesses are closing down, if it were up and running it'd be a really cute place).

Days 7-9

Day 7 - try to see whales, tell us water is rough so we don't go - rest of family tries to see whales and gets sick whole time - sees no whales - sounds like a good call on our part. So we look at shops and go swimming while they recoup.

Day 8 - we go to Sea Lion caves in Florence (about 1 1/2 hrs. away). Sister's family goes to beach. Fun, windy, chilly. Couldn't believe how close they were and how many. Unfortunately you couldn't use flash so the pictures don't do it justice. Neal and I go to dinner at Tidal Raves for anniversary - yum! Good place to eat.
Day 9 - Go to Fogarty beach north about a mile - good idea, not windy and actually got to wear shorts. Water rough but had good time playing on edge of water. Grownups go to dinner at Sea Hag for seafood - gotta love Alaskan King crab legs. Come back and make s'mores. Perfect way to end the week! Had beautiful sunset too.


Wow I seem to eat a lot - but boy was it good!!!!!

Days 10-12 - the End!

Day 10 - leave Depoe Bay to go to Klamath Falls - stop at Crater Lake on the way - beautiful, worth the stop, couldn't believe how blue the water was. It was also funny to be up in the snow when we were just at the beach. From Summers 2010 in the sand to the snow.

Day 11 - leave Klamath to stop for in Winnemuca, yes Winnemuca - enjoyed doing nothing but rest so we don't have such a long drive.
Day 12 - leave for home.

Other stuff -
had fun, whole week was windy, in mid-50s, and ate LOTS of ice cream at Fuddy Duddy Fudge. Gotta love Tillamook Mudslide! Lots of seagulls. Relaxing time.