Vacation 2010: Oregon Again

(no time to count takes anymore...school starts in a few days so it's time to finish up the Vacation 2010 posts!)

Oregon Zoo
What fun!

That is not a real fire burning behind Tyler but he really is eating some sort of paper.

They dressed up and played their parts.
I'm sure the sign says, "Do not touch the dinosaur."

There is probably a sign saying not to abuse the Hippo as well.

Oregon Coast
(L & T have a blast...despite the fact their legs turn bright red due to the COLD water)

Pacific Ocean in JULY!
(jackets y'all)

getting warm at Grammy's Beach House

Grammy's (and part Uncle Monkey & Aunt Mili's) Beach House
(2 1/2 blocks from the Ocean with a peek-a-boo Ocean View!!)

inside the front door

living room

kitchen

more kitchen
(with my mess from making dinner)

view down the hall
the stairs to the loft bedroom
more shots from the beach
The firemen actually stopped and took pictures of Matt and the kids flying the kite.
Let me know if you see them in a Coastal Living magazine.

We spent two days and nights at the beach house which was very relaxing and then it was back to the valley.

On our way home we met some cousins at the Enchanted Forest.

Jared, Hillary, Lauren, Thomas, me and Tyler

I love the Enchanted Forest
and will make sure Lauren and Tyler love it as well!

the Muzium

We saw a Forest performance of Hansel and Gretel.
It was awesome and I'm sure the next stop for the wonderful actors will be Broadway!

The kids loved the performance so much they asked me to take a picture with them and the cast.

more Enchantment

We came back to Grammy's Springfield house for a night before packing up the Vera Cruz for the next part of our Western Vacation.

California or bust!