Life is Just Better at the Beach!

We have all been under the pressure of bar review (though admittedly, Dakota more so but we are all feeling the strain and are ready for it to be done) so Dakota and I hatched a plan to flee our regular life for a day and head to the Oregon Coast because well...we all know that life is just better at the beach.

We woke up early on Sunday (which is our "family day" - a day free from studying) and hit the road at 8:00am which made our Cannon Beach arrival time 9:50am. Perfect for breakfast at one of our favorite places, Pig'n Pancake. After a tasty breakfast, we headed down the road and in and out a few shops. Since we were just there 6 weeks ago the shops held little interest for us so before too long we were loaded down with sand toys and headed for the beach.

Make no mistake: June, even on such a sunny day as yesterday was, is NOT warm on the Oregon Coast and with the wind that was blowing it was even less so. Still - it was fun and, as you can see, did little to deter the kids from staying out of the freezing water (their moms though? No way! We stayed dry though ready to jump in if we had to).

















After we were all chilled but good, we cleaned up and made the 10 minute drive into Seaside where we amused ourselves by going to the arcade, riding the train and peddle cars and, of course, riding the carousel.








It wasn't long before we headed back into Cannon Beach. We went to the park and let the kids play for a while and then headed to Bill's Tavern for dinner. After dinner we went to The Picnic Basket where I loaded up an some Divinity Fudge (YUMMY!) and we all picked out something for dessert. Before we knew it we were back in the car and headed home.














What a great day! We are so lucky to live close enough to be able to take day trips to the coast. :)