Oregon Adventure: Day 3 Evening

Camille and Gregg's family headed for the Lion Caves, and the rest of us went back to camp. Grandma and Grandpa hung out with Crew and Sawyer while Abe and I had a quick ride around the sand dunes. We took the back way to Banshee Hill, and then rode back down to camp. It was time to make dinner!

Where we were camped on the sand dunes, but they had brought in a lot of wood chips to make it more accessible without getting stuck. It made everyone have dirty feet and in Sawyer case, slivered feet. The perk of having a camper is that we could all shower it off every night.

After we got the boys showered and in bed, we left them in the care of Grandma and Grandpa - who later told us they had the perks of watching a movie in bed! Abe and I road our four wheelers down to the beach parking lot, and walked the beach as the sun set and the moon rose.

Oregon Adventure: Fish and Chips and the Lighthouse

We decided to hit up a local restaurant for some authentic fish and chips. The restaurant is actually floating in the marina. Pretty cool to sit and look at all the boats. Although, it was rather toasty sitting in the sun! We had to wait forever for our food (how complicated can it be?) so the men entertained the kids for the most part. The food was good and it was a fun adventure! My kids shared a platter and gobbled up their fish and chips like they had been starved . . .  since breakfast! I am pretty sure I saw some tug-of-war between several bites! They finished off my food and several others as well.

Next up, we wanted to see the lighthouse. I wanted to go inside the lighthouse. However, I did not want to go through the whole tour with four little boys and a baby. Torture? Instead we roamed around the coast guard museum and read little factoids about the lighthouse. 

Checking our where we walked this morning

 

 Crew was terrified of these stairs. We don't have stairs in our house, and something about these stairs freaked him out. He eventually crawled to the top.

Oregon Adventure: Day 3 at Winchester Bay

We started the morning off right with a bike ride to the beach and taking a long walk. I have been in a constant battle of "do I bring my big camera or do I enjoy the moments without it."  For this adventure it was best that I didn't carry it along because I ended up carrying children. My phone worked just fine!

One of the games we played along the way was trying to jump as far as we could. Crew was able to jump four feet! Pretty impressive.

Grandma and Crew sat on this log to draw the lighthouse, while Sawyer and I walked over to see what was on the other side of the rocks. It appeared to be a farm of some sort. Clams maybe?

More jumping!

Sawyer's legs were pretty tired on the way back, but he was a champ! I think his boots are getting too small as well, so we had to take them off for him to finish.

Crew loved drawing his name in the sand. But something that seemed weird, and he has never done before, several times he drew his name perfectly backwards while using his left hand. He did not notice until I pointed it out to him as well.

Oregon Adventure: Day 2 at Winchester Bay

While Sawyer and Abe continued to sleep, Crew, Grandma, and I went out for a bike ride. It was a lot of fun, and gorgeous. Crew did amazing as well. Grandpa had already been up and combing the beach. We crossed each others paths at the end.

 The boys played with Grandma in the sand at camp while we waited for the Simons family to show up and Abe and my Dad were out riding.

We made our lunch and headed to the beach. It was a really nice day, minus the wind! If it was a little less windy it would have been perfect.

 
(I didn't have my camera with me at the beach, but I snapped a few moments on my phone. I am waiting on Camille for the rest of the pictures!)

The tide was going out and we had the perfect spot of beach. The sand was slightly lower here and it created a warmer flow of water as it drained from the sand. The boys loved running in it!

 Crew and Truman were buried in the sand. Sawyer didn't want to be buried but he did want to be in the thick of things!

In the evening when it was a little less busy, Abe took Crew out for a little ride. Grandpa kindly followed as the slowly meandered around. Crew was in heaven!

Sawyer tagged along with me as I snapped some pictures. He was being a goof!

Abe made sure to give Crew instruction on how to get through soft sand, where to drive, and how to use caution when others were around. Here he is asking Crew if he is done or wants to ride a little longer. Ride!