Oregon Coast - Coos Bay

The only picture of Zachary...just to prove he was there too :)


Marty and Martin


Elizabeth walking away, she was done after she got splashed



Playing


Martin dragging the seaweed


Elizabeth getting splashed by the waves...and yes it was very cold!


Enjoying the water


Running...you can see his little footprints behind him.


This was our trip to the coast. We went over Marty's birthday and had a blast! The weather was perfect, however the water is always cold...very cold. This was the 1st time this summer we ventured to the coast. Next year we will have to go more often. The kids LOVED it. Even Elizabeth up to when she got wet from the wave and was just done. Martin didn't care if he got wet or not he just loved playing. The kids would run up to the edge of the water and turn and run when the wave brought water closer to them. We spent 2 hours running in and out of the water. It was so much fun. We did enjoy other aspects of our little trip, but I think by far this time at the beach was my favorite. I enjoy seeing their happy little faces.

Apple Orchard

We had an awesome time on our field trip to the Apple Orchard.


Martin running


Elizabeth on the deck overlooking the pond


Smelling the flower


Elizabeth picking an apple off the tree



Elizabeth examining the apple she picked


Martin picking an apple off the tree



Martin taking a big bite of the apple


Examining the apple


Elizabeth showing me her apple

This if a fun trip for the kids. They get to go and pick apples. One of the apples they pick go to the classroom and the next time they are at school the teacher and kids help make a delicious apple pie and get to eat it. I'd love to say that I am home baking apple pies with my kids, but I really don't have the time. I'm grateful their teacher has the patience to do this with all the kiddos.

Ode to Play dough

Elizabeth came home the other day from school singing a new song:

Play dough is fun
play dough is fun
play dough is fun
but it's not for your mouth!

It's quite catchy. I guess there are some kiddos in her school class that enjoy the taste of play dough and what a great way to teach a child that it doesn't belong in your mouth. Now we are singing it at home, even though I don't really pull any play dough out for the kids to play with, but they sure do know not to eat it!