This year we actually did spend part of spring break with our friends, the Spravzoffs at the beach. The rental house was wonderful, and we were just a short walk from Oceanside beach. We mostly had good weather and spent time on the beach playing football, exploring tide pools, searching for agates, flying kites, enjoying the weather, and of course, taking photos. We also did puzzles, watched tv, read, went into Tillamook to the Cheese Factory (a favorite excursion for us) and the thrift stores (also popular). The kids also got to go swimming at the Nelson's hotel pool on our last night. While we missed the friends that couldn't go, it was great to finally spend time at the beach. Here are some of my favorite photos of our trip. I love the light at the beach!
I had fun playing with angles. Here, I experimented with the placement of the horizon line.
Tanner invited his friend, Jason, to come with us to the beach.
Quinn moved right into position between these two rocks (I don't remember the real term for these type of rock formations).
There was a tunnel cut through the point so that you could go from one beach to another. It was pretty cool!
The kids had so much fun playing football with Scott and Quinn.
When they could catch a breeze, Taryn, Kristen (Taryn's friend), and MIssy all tried to fly kites.
The beach through the tunnel was rockier and had more tidepools. Everyone enjoyed looking for sea creatures and agates.
Growing up, a sure sign of spring was the blossoming of pussywillows. Mom even sent them to us in college. It was a delightful surprise to find them blooming on the beach!
Missy built several sand castles while the bigger kids played football.
I love Jason's expression here!
Here's most of our group at the Tillamook Cheese Factory. It's a tradition to take a group photo in front of the boat & sign.
My love of reading came from my mom. Here's a photo that is the perfect illustration her wonderful example! I love the light streaming in.
While my mom, Scott and Monica are the puzzlers, even Taryn and Kristen took a turn putting together one of the three puzzles they worked on.
