Mormon Message

We had one of our Presidency meetings yesterday and Tiffany our R.S. president presented a video for our spiritual thought. I haven't checked Mormon messages in awhile now. I need to remember to go there more often. Talk about a spiritual uplifting message. I have watched it twice and bawled twice now. I have hugged my kids differently after seeing this. Hope you guys love it as much as I did. You can check it out here.

Thursday

Thursday was our busy day...we went non-stop pretty much all day. We woke up early to go out on the ocean fishing. It was so cold and a storm was coming in. So we all got bundled up and ready to go. I didn't prepare myself for how cold it was going to be. I had to borrow a sweatshirt from my father-in-law and I was till cold out on the ocean.

Me in the cab, waiting to get going.
Boys excited to go fishing for the first time.

So we get out on the ocean and I think I am going to be ok. I even wore those pressure point bracelets that are supposed to help with sickness. Well we took them back because it did not help at all. I was so sick just rocking all over on the waves. Pretty soon after I got sick both boys joined me. I was trying not to complain and then Logan starts crying saying he wants to go home. I could have kissed him for that. So we turned around and headed back to dry land. I now understand why people kissed the ground after being on the sea for so long. I plan on staying on dry ground from now on.

This is me trying to concentrate on the horizon and not get sick.

Gabe before he got sick.

Since we headed back in early, we stopped by one of the lighthouses there and looked. It was so cute and I loved how they restored it.

View from the window of the lighthouse.

Old lighthouse.

They also had cute little shops along the road that we stopped and looked at. Lots of good photo ops there.

Look at those long flowing locks.

My sub kids. Makes me think of Magic School Bus.

Had to sit with the pirate.

Eventually Hailey even sat on the pirates lap.

Just a big walrus.

We also stopped by the aquarium there in Newport to take a look. It was such a cute place and had lots of hands on for the kids. They touched lots of sea animals and got to pet a snack as well. I even had fun there looking at all the wildlife the west coast had to offer.

Looking at the sea lions, Gabe took such great care of Hailey.

Cool shark tunnel.

Corey's Grandma and his Mom with Logan and Lexie.

Time to make our fish faces.......

Logan

Lexie

Gabe

Corey Scott

Me

Shark jaw

Touch pond.

Logan and Gabe in the fish tank...Piranhas

We finally made it back to the house and had a BBQ and then went back down to the beach again to do another campfire. We were so exhausted. It was a full day.

Wednesday in Washington

Wednesday morning we got up and got ready and drove three hours to Lincoln City and the Newport Beach area. My in-laws rented a beach house right on the beach and they brought there boat up and docked it at Newport. I have been to the Atlantic Ocean numerous times, but I have to say the Pacific coast is so much different. Just to look at, I would say the Pacific Coast is much more beautiful. The water is cold and so was I, but we all really enjoyed ourselves.

The kids got to ride in Grandpa's boat while he took it off the ramp and over to our docking spot. Hailey loved it and didn't want to get off. It really is a nice boat. I was already getting fishing fever at this point.

Safety first for our little ones.
Bridge in Newport.

We actually saw this starfish in the bay where the boat was at.

After we got all settled in we walked down to the beach to let the kids play in the ocean for the first time. They LOVED it. The waves are entertainment just in themselves. Notice everyone was jumping the waves in jackets. It was so cold, but it didn't stop the kids from having fun. At some point all four kids got knocked down by waves and still they got back up and went right back in. Daddy leading Hailey to see the waves

Beautiful cliffs by the beach, our house is at the top of that cliff.

I guess that wave gets a thumbs up

Everyone was so cold after getting wet, there was a nice family nearby that let us warm ourselves by the fire.

This is the pout I am cold want to go home look. It worked on the grandparents, but Corey and I are used to that look. Still dang cute.

Washington Vacation

We made it back!! We have been planning this Oregon/Washington State trip for months now. It finally got here and then it was over before we knew it. We had such a great time. I could not believe how cool it was there, and then I come back to high 90's and all this humidity. We left last Tuesday and it was the first remember able airplane ride for all my kids. They were pretty excited. Gabe was the most freaked out when he saw how high we were. But he settled into it nicely. That first day was pretty boring, just flying and trying to keep kids entertained for all those long hours. We landed in Portland at 10:30pm their time which was way late our time. We were exhausted but ready to start our vacation.

Getting excited
Entertaining Hailey with some Tangled.

Waiting for the bus...it was so hot.

Kids waiting for bus.....more to come.

What A Great Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o2WRHKbNno&feature=fvwrel

Something Worth Blogging About

Has it really been almost a month since my last post??? Sometimes I don't feel like there is anything to blog about or take pictures of. We have been really laid back this month and just flat out lazy. We did go to Hershey for two days and I didn't take many pictures. I don't know why exactly but I didn't. We had a blast and it was so much fun. I also celebrated my 12th Anniversary with Corey. We went out to eat and to the movie Thor and had a great time. Even though 12 years sounds like a long time I always compare to people who celebrate 50 years together and Corey and I have a long ways to go.

I realized how lazy I have been and so on Friday I took the kids to the C&O canal here close by in Williamsport. This is where I run with my running group on Saturdays so I know the trail really well. I had never been in the little museum yet so we went in there and then unpacked the bikes for an hour of riding fun with no cars to worry about. I don't have a bike and Hailey doesn't either so we just strolled it up and down the path. The kids really liked it and it wasn't too hot either.

Kiddos in front of the Museum
Old bridge they used to lift up for the boats to go under.

Kids biking it on the trail.

This is one of the locks. The lady told us that only one man lived at the lock house and opened the float gates for the boats by himself. This thing was massive. You can see Gabe attempting to open the gate on the opposite side. Didn't go so well.

Lock House

This swan just sat there and we walked right up to it.

So beautiful

Just a cute face picture, couldn't resist.

On Saturday my friend Tiffany invited us to go to the American Doll store that just opened in Washington D.C. Lexie has a doll that I got from Toys R Us for 30 bucks compared to the American Doll which is 100 bucks. She plays with her on occasion so we got her and the doll all dolled up and headed out to see it. This place was overwhelming. Everything you could think of for a doll they sold. I was so tempted to just give in and buy her a doll. But I couldn't rationalize the 100 bucks for a doll. Or 30 bucks for an outfit for the doll. But we did have some fun while there.

Lexie checking out one of the displays.

Three girls who went together, and had so much fun.

They have a Bistro there that you can eat lunch with your doll. Tiffany had made reservations in advance so we dined in. The prices were outrageous for what you got. 16 bucks a person and that was even for little Lexie. The food was alright but not worth that much money in my opinion. We still had lots of fun though.

Group picture after we ate.

They even had a beauty salon where you can get your dolls hair done and ears pierced. I did pay to have Lexie's dolls hair done because it was a big mess. They did a great job.

It really was a lot of fun. The drive was long however and after all the excitement of the day my little Miss Lexie was just too exhausted. I came out of my bedroom to find this.

Shopping is just too exhausting.