Oregon Coast February 4-7, 2011
The beach is one of my favorite places. I love it for the breezes, rhythmic sound of waves, wide expansive view and space to run, yell, explore and awaken all the senses. It is the most therapeutic setting for kids and parents alike, and I'm quite certain this family would be a lot less mentally and emotionally sound without periodic trips to the Oregon coast.
The Multnomah County Library, Lucien's employer, owns a house on Neahkahnie Beach. If you want to rent it for 3 or 4 nights, you put your name into a lottery a few times a year and cross your fingers. The last time we stayed here was when Ben was a toddler, so we were super glad to be back -- Naomi's first time to walk on sand and see ocean waves. It was a treat to have Kimie and Irene join us for two nights. We hope Peter can come next time too. In fact, next time we win the lottery, we want ALL of the family to come! The place has enough beds for 13 people, although half of them are in one dorm-style room -- maybe all the little cousins could sleep in there.
Well, as you'll see, I took far too many photos, but again, it's one of my favorite landscapes to photograph, and favorite settings for family shots too. As you can see from the smiles, we don't care about the chilly wind and rain. I hope you'll enjoy viewing a few before you get too sick of scrolling through. Maybe Kimie has some nice shots she'll share too...
Hours of football on the beach. Much better place than the living room of our tiny house, or bouncing off parked cars on our street.
Ben had lots and lots of time for flying his kite.
Two girls watching Mama/Aunt Kimie split firewood.
The boys found a salamander.
Look at these happy faces! And this is on Superbowl Sunday with no TV!
And more kite flying...
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