Oceanside (Day 2)

Day 2 began, (after another large breakfast) with a tour of the Tillamook Cheese Factory. It is very interesting to watch the process in the packaging side of things and kept us busy for a good part of the morning.

Then came the best part ... the ice cream!!!

 Uncle Hans was dutifully trying to keep his wife's cone from dripping. ;)

 Miss Kate looking most lady like inspite of her goatee and Bugs who gave up on his cone altogether.

 Sweet Aubrey, contemplating where all her ice cream has gone.

 Uncle Hans and his wife... wondering where all her ice cream has gone too... ;)

 Multi-tasking. :)

 Delicious!!

 Then Grandpa Dave lifted one of the kids up to see what was in the old sail boat out front...and 6 more grandkids stepped into line. Uncle Jon stepped in to help thankfully before we had grandpa wore out. ;)

 The lighthouse came next on the agenda.

This little guy met us in the parking lot.

 A heavy mist and fog had rolled in this day so there was no view but the kids were all very excited as every one got to go up inside except Jewels on down.

 Thru the lens.

 We visited this "octopus tree" as kids and have a picture of us all sitting on one big branch in a row. Now  it is surround by a fence and keep off signs. So after this jaunt it was back to the house for a late lunch of Grandma Jo's homemade clam chowder. 

 Finally a picture of Grandpa Allen and BeetleBug smiling happily.

 Until BeetleBug trys out his new chompers on Grandpa Allen's thumb! Ouch!

After a rest for most of the smaller kiddo's the four oldest grandkids headed out with Grandma Jo and I for a stroll, that ended up being a stroll on the beach after we finished a neighborhood explore.

 Grandma Jo clambering nimbly up the rocks after the kids.

 They found plenty of good climbing rocks at Oceanside!

 Bugs feeling proud to be the first to discover a cave.

 Then came the fun part, we found a rock with lots of starfish around it.

 One was even loose so we could turn it over and see the "suckers" on the underside.

 We were just getting ready to head back when Aunt Deb and the rest of the little people joined  us.

 And the last pictures I have of the evening as we had a very late dinner and headed our separate ways...

 

With many fun memories to go along.

~Sjo

Family Fun...

Uncle Hans and Aunt Sus came to town for 2 weeks at the end of August and we tried to enjoy all the moments we could with them. Some of those moments included a three night stay in a beach house in Oceanside, OR. It went by too fast of course but we do  have pictures to show for it, quite a few in fact, so there will probably be a least two different posts so as not to be too long.

Our beautiful view the first morning:

Phi saved up his quarters and nickles and a few dollars here and there to buy a kite. We made a special trip into town the first morning we were there and he found this kite at the sporting goods store.  

BeetleBug's temporary shade.

 It was a beautiful day but we only spent a bit of it on the beach and then headed back the to house to rest up and wait for the arrival of every one else!

Toes in the sand.

Great Grandpa Allen and Grandma Dee arrived bringing Hans and Sus with them and the fun began. For the kids that included lots of books being read to them.

After dinner we took a walk thru the neighborhood along the bluff to catch the lovely sunset.

About 10:00 the cousins arrived, with Grandpa Dave and Grandma Jo close behind. 

Aunt Sus read the bed time story and then some. :)

And Grandma Jo picked up were Sus left off the next morning.

AJ, Ruth and Silas arrived in time for the blueberry pancake and egg breakfast. And after a leisurely morning we headed toward the beach. But while we were getting ready we looked off the deck to see all the cousins gathered round the fire pit ready for the fun to begin!

The beach at last.

 We met up with more extended family there and enjoyed a fun day that was not too warm tho' a tad windy.

As the tide headed out in the evening we found lots of mini fish and crabs in the tide pools. This one was the "big guy" at about 3 inches.

The only group shot I have aannd it's from the back. :}

Then we headed in for bathes and a ginormous and delicious dinner, and the promised fire and smores.

 Made even more special by the fact that Uncle Hans and Aunt Sus treated us to a hymn sing with guitar accompaniment!

Enjoy!

So this was the first two days and we'll try and get the next one up in short order.