I'm a beach girl at heart. Don't get me wrong, I'm obsessed with my Utah mountains, but I also love the ocean. One of my favorite times of life was when I was in college and had a few roommates from southern California, one of whom was generous enough to invite me down to visit every summer, where we would usually stay in her aunt's beach house. It was heaven. So now I've got the perfect setup living in Oregon, where I've got mountains AND the beach! Though the water is almost never warm enough to do more than dip your feet in (and even that is FREEZING!), I still welcome any chance to go soak in some sunshine, hear the lull of the ocean waves, and just enjoy the view of crashing waves against a beautiful blue horizon. Our ward had a beach activity over Labor Day weekend, and here are some of our favorite pictures:
Me and Eliot playing in the surf. Until it got too cold, Eliot thought this was the best! He would giggle and squeal when the tide rushed out from under him. So much fun to share those big "firsts" with my little boy! And what a lucky kid to get to live in such a beautiful place for the first few years of his life!
A view of Neskowin Beach, just north of Lincoln City.
"Proposal Rock." Apparently lots of couples hike to the top and get engaged here. Grant told me that one of the other men in the ward weirded him out by inviting him to climb it with him . . . fortunately, he was joking (I'm so gullible).
My little beach bum buddy. Once he got used to it, he thought the sand was great ('til it got in his eyes, but even then, he couldn't seem to get enough!).
Me and Eliot playing in the surf. Until it got too cold, Eliot thought this was the best! He would giggle and squeal when the tide rushed out from under him. So much fun to share those big "firsts" with my little boy! And what a lucky kid to get to live in such a beautiful place for the first few years of his life!
A view of Neskowin Beach, just north of Lincoln City.
"Proposal Rock." Apparently lots of couples hike to the top and get engaged here. Grant told me that one of the other men in the ward weirded him out by inviting him to climb it with him . . . fortunately, he was joking (I'm so gullible).
My little beach bum buddy. Once he got used to it, he thought the sand was great ('til it got in his eyes, but even then, he couldn't seem to get enough!).
4 comments:
Ok, can you say jealous! I would love a trip to the beach right now! Such cute pictures. I'm glad you guys had such a good time. Love you guys!
Oooh, that really is gorgeous! As are you and your little boy!
So cute! Isn't going to the beach with a baby (or big boy in your case) the best?! We'll have to plan a beach/shopping trip to Lincoln City before it gets too cold.
I'm sad we missed it! Looks like so much fun! And you guys had no rain - yeah!!
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