Our Trip to The Beach

We returned yesterday after a week long trip to the Oregon Coast. We stayed in a small town west of Tillamook called Oceanside. The house we rented was fabulous and if you ever want to rent a house with a great view that has that "cabin" feel then the house we rented is a great option. It is very peaceful. Here is a quick recap of some of the activities we enjoyed:

-We walked along a few beaches and looked for shells and other sea creatures. The beach at Oceanside is great. We also enjoyed the beach at Cape Lookout State Park.
-We enjoyed a great dinner at a place that was recommended to us called Rosanna's in Oceanside. We each had amazing pasta dishes and their desserts are wonderful. We actually drove down on night just for dessert.
-We made trips to Cannon Beach, Seaside, and Lincoln City. Had some great food and did a little shopping in each location. While in Seaside we visited the aquarium where Emma loved seeing the fish and the cool octopus they have. She got to touch an anemone which she thought was cool. We fed the seals and got soaked!!!
-We went to the Cape Mears Lighthouse which was beautiful.
-Of course we had to visit the Tillamook Cheese factory where we sampled and purchased some amazing cheese. They also produce great ice cream which we enjoyed twice. Emma loved the cows there and actually saw cows all over the place during the trip and each time would say "moooo".
-Emma got to ride her first carousel while in Seaside.

The weather was perfect. It rained one day when we were there and then rained the day we left but other than that it was sunny and gorgeous. We ate most of our meals in the house which was nice and I am sure the local Safeway appreciated our business! We took many naps and read lots. The TV was maybe on for 2 hours total. We listened to a lot of OPB in the mornings while eating and then spent the rest of the time rocking out to the best radio station we ever have heard. Every song they played we would say "this is a great song". Very few commercials as well. We played lots of games including Apples to Apples, Loaded Questions, Solitaire, Farkle, Uno, and Yahtzee.

Most of the time it was me, Tasha, Emma, and Nana Jo. Jessie joined us for a few days and Wayne joined us for the last night. On the way home we drove down to the town of Neskowin to see some work Jessie had done for a house. Super cool. I found my dream combo island/table in the kitchen of the house that Jessie designed. When I have a beach house Jessie will have to design one for me. We finished by eating lunch at a great little cafe in Neskowin called the Hawk Creek Cafe. If you ever are near Neskowin it is a must stop!

I will post pictures in a moment.......