The Oregon Coast

Sandy and sunkissed, it was a beautiful day!  

Me, my four littles,
my friend Jenn, 
and Elliot and Tenar's step-sister Zoey. We played, ate, dug, felt the wind blow,
watched kids sand boarding,
got our feet wet, ate a picnic and some sand (well, one of us did!), found a wormy snake-like critter, and enjoyed the sun and clouds alternately. 

  Baby Galen loved crawling around.  He took a couple of nose dives in the sand, and then had a steady stream of sandy nose runs for the entire time.  Reya began the day, terrified of the ocean, because it "chases" her, but with loving encouragement, she began to find courage, and ended up loving it!

I love the ocean!

Lovin' It

We are SO happy to have a back yard!  After the past months, cooped up in an apartment, spring has come and we have an outdoor space to call our own!  The children are enlivened by the new sunshine, relative warmth and nature right out our back door!  We are home.