Summer Beach Vacay

Typical Oregon beach vacation - sun, sand, and ski gear. It was SO COLD and SO WINDY!
As I was shivering and the tears were streaming down my face due to the wind, I could not stop thinking of the recent photo from my friend, Nicole, of her North Carolina beach vacation!

Ready for camping! I'm not sure Sarah was aware of or ready for camping with these kids... then again, I'm not sure I was either.

Ryan did not like being strapped to this bench.

Here is the crew on the State Highway of Oregon. All Oregon beaches are public, state highways. On this weekend, they were also all COLD!

Kyle didn't mind the wind.

Ryan did mind the wind. He was ready to go back to the campsite the minute we got to the beach.

"Seriously, why are we here?"

"Take this hoe and just hit me with it. Put me out of my misery."

SMORES!

Despite the throwing up and the croupe at 2am that woke up members of our neighboring campsite and the small noses running with snot, we were determined to enjoy the Oregon Coast Aquarium.

The boys checking out the aquarium.

"My free favorite pahts of da aquaweum were da seals, da scuba mans, and da touch pool."

Loving the seals and sea lions.

Loving the little cut outs along the path through the aquarium. I'm not sure why the designers of this aquarium put those in there if not to entice hard-of-hearing 3 year olds to lay in them.

Kyle loved this scuba diver and the scuba dude even waved at him through the glass.

Little Ryan in one of the walk-through tanks of the deep sea exhibit.

Kyle giving his little bro a big hug in the shark tank area so that Ryan wouldn't be scared. I don't think Ryan was scared of the sharks, but I think sometimes he's scared of those hugs.

Ryan's trusty steed.

Some cool jellies.

By this time Kyle may or may not have had diarrhea down his leg. After that, we decided this camping trip was a bust and it was time to come home.

Mommy's free favorite parts of da camping trip: "Coming home, coming home, and coming home." Camping will be more fun without the vomit, diarrhea, snot, and croupe.