Fair is fair, let's ride!

We made it to the Waterville Fair this year! The kids had fun at the baby animal petty farm...chicks, bunnies, piggies and more!

Despite the look on Jonah's face, he LOVED all the animals!The Super Slide was really high up, but we weren't scared...well, I wasn't. The look on Luke's face speaks louder than his reassuring words, "that was SUPER!"Jonah thought fishing was the best! Luke hit all 3 cups with the cork gun. He won one of the pandas in the background.

Safety First

We stopped at Pig n Pancake for breakfast on the way home from Pacific City. While we were waiting for a table, Gumby caught Luke's eye so we purchased one on our way out the door.

Jonah thought Gumby was pretty neat, but after a few minutes of play there was a frustrated squeal from the backseat of the van. I looked back to see Jonah struggling with Gumby by his seatbelt. I reached back and slid Gumby in his seatbelt strap and, boy, did he light up! I guess he thought Gumby should be buckled up for safety!

I'm always up to something...

The Climb

Jen, Valeri, Sarah, Abby, Emma, Caleb and I climbed the HUGE sand mountain at the end of the beach in Pacific City. It was even harder than it looked; the last 50 feet was extremely steep!

I stood as straight as I could to take a picture of the incline. This was before the really steep part! Me at the top. I took a picture of myself, can you tell? The view of the beach from the top. The sun was down by the time we made it to the top. We could start to see camp fires light up the beach.

The Hodson's at the top! I love this picture of my girls!

I have a great video of us running down the hill, but it won't upload to my blog. I'll research and try again later.

A day at the beach

Our vacation at Pacific City, OR was filled with relaxation and exploration! Luke got buried up to his neck in the sand. If you know Luke, you know that this is a HUGE step towards "boyhood" as he really doesn't like to be dirty. Smashing sand "rocks" with his bare hands; he's sooooo strong!
Jonah on the other hand is all about dirt. He was literally rolling in the sand from head to toe!
We drove to Lincoln City to buy kites and Luke picked the 3D shark kite. It was our first time flying kites as a family. I have very fond memories of flying kites with my dad when I was a kid. I hope the same will be true when my kids are older.