Sea Breeze!

OK as much as I would love to add caption to each photo, I can't...I do not have the time.  So here is the gist.  This was our annual vacation at Rockaway/Cannon Beach with the Wells', and Ruff's.  We started this vacation, which turned into tradition when Ella & Liv were a year and a half old~it was just the two of them(as far as kiddos.)  Years have gone by, and now we've added another 7 kids to the bunch =)  Good thing we stay in a BiG house that accommodates 3 families including 9 kiddos.
 ~The kids had the time of their lives, each day was a playdate at the beautiful beach.  They dug in the sand, ran on the beach, played in the water/waves, pretended they were in quicksand, ate tons of snacks, soaked up the sun, giggled, got soaked, got sandy...
~One of my favorite days was spent with a Fultano's cheese pizza, coke, and snacks on Cannon Beach.  It was heavenly, the weather was perfect, not a cloud in the sky!  I ate so much food on this vacation it wasn't even right. 
~It was Leo's very first time on the beach this year.  Last year, he was still comfy in my tummy, and had a month to go before he would enter the world.  He was so sweet, he loved the beach and was so happy in the sand.  Crawling all over, was smiling, and enjoyed having his hands, fingers, feet & toes in the sand.  He even tasted it, a few times :/ 
~I didn't get a single picture of my 3 kids together, which makes me so sad =(  I didn't have as much camera craze this year ;)  my hands were full.
~We have been so blessed with amazing weather over the last couple of years.  You never know what it will do down there.  It rained the last day we were there, otherwise, it was really nice!  The dudes(Shane, Richie, Todd,)  went crabbing on Father's Day, so you will see some pictures of that too.  It was there chance to pretend they were on The Deadliest Catch ;) 
~2 things that were left out this year~Seeing my dear friend April =(  and buying bags of Sleepy Monk coffee! 
The Oregon Coast is very peaceful, and serene. We really do love it down there. We will probably take a break from it for a wee bit. The 9 hour drive got to all of us this year. Rich said it perfectly, that he "couldn't drive another minute longer." I would have to agree, it was rough this year. So I think I can now get over my fear of flying, and the next family vacation will be somewhere warm, and we will get there by flying! So grateful that we were able to go on this vacation, it's so wonderful to make these memories with our children.

Beach BABE!

Leo L-O-V-E-S little bottles.  Brings back memories of Liv, she was the same way at this age!

My baby girl, soaked to the bones, wearing my sweatshirt in hopes to warm up.

Yin & Yang ;)

Rascals!!

1st day at the beach!  Loved watching him explore in the sand!

The mudroom, did we pack enough outerwear?

Using the sand as a blanket to warm up.

Hee hee, this face he makes is so funny!

Chillin' with Auntie D~trying to figure out how I can get that phone from her.

Leo loved when Auntie Laura played in the water with him!

Tillamook Ice Cream=Afternoon Delight!

There I am(I'm the one looking at the camera...in pain,) after all the food, snacks, dessert, & coke that I consumed for a week ;)

Crabbing/Father's Day gift from the Mamas

Way to go Todd!