Our Final Day On the Beach

Here is our sleeping beauty!!!
I love the fact that I was able to really enjoy having our boys together for this vacation and to really enjoy our time together. Stefan is at such a fun stage and it was great to see him interacting with the other boys.

We spent our last day on the beach because that is all the boys wanted to do. I love the look of concentration that Rylan has.

We thought that this new hat for Jamie. He had so many comments on it. LOL People actually thought that it was his hair.

Our boys were the only ones in the water. The only other people were in full wet suits. It was so crazy but my kids are die hards. Keagan was so excited because he got one this trip too.

They figured that being buried in the sand would keep them warm but it really didn't work. LOL

It was great to see how far they could jump. What a great couple of days we were able to spend in Oregon. We can't wait to go back again next year lets just hope that the weather is better.

Day 2 - A Little Ride and Hike

This was our favorite form a transportation while in Cannon Beach. It was great because we could ride from our campsite to the beach in about 5 min.
This was our big hiking day. It was so beautiful. We went to a coastal hike called the Ecola State Park.

This was Stefan can you tell how excited he was about going for a walk. LOL

The views were breath taking.

What do you use when you have no kleenex? Daddies sock of course. LOL

The boys loved the exploring and playing in the forest.

We finally made it to the end after a very long 3 km. hike. For Stefan I am sure it felt like it went on forever. With a lot of ups and downs. The boys were so happy to go and do some great exploring on the rocks.

Fun loving boys!!! The funniest thing was that instead of heading back the same way we came Jamie and Rylan started to walk down the road to the truck to come and pick us up. But after a while the discovered that it was going to be a ver long walk so they did some hitch hiking instead. They were picked up by a very nice family from Alberta. LOL It was all that Rylan could talk about.

Fun Filled Days in Oregon Day 1

We were pretty happy with our "swamp buggy" LOL We never went through a town without having to stop at an RV dealer to get a part or two but all in all it was great and we are glad that we had it.
This was the first night that we were able to have a camp fire.

The camp ground in Oregon was amazing. We loved the small town of Cannon Beach. It was beautiful.

Our only saddness was that there was not very much sun and everyday it was over cast. As you can tell by Rylan it was a little on the cold side. LOL

But what was funny was that it didn't stop the kids from playing. Stefan digging in the sand.

Rylan even gave skim boarding a try it was very entertaining.

The large rock behind Keagan is called Haystack Rock and was a protected bird santuary. We saw some of the coolest birds on it. Even the famous Puffin's.

We had a great time going out and exploring all the creatures that lived around the rock. They even had people there to explain and point out all the different things.

The amazing architecual design.

Keagan was finally able to take a ride on the skim boards.

Our Stops on Our Journey

We spent a couple of days in "boduck" Oregon AKA Pendleton Oregon. It really is one of those hole in the wall places that you wander what people do for a living. LOL. We figured that we would stop here on our way to the coast. They had a very nice outdoor pool and the kids had a great time there.

The wind was a little bit cold so Darien decided to stay under water to stay warm.

They had a lot of fun things for the kids to play on.

It was a great way to spend the day and burn up some energy before carrying on our way.

The next day we stopped at the Bonneville Dam. This was so interesting and the kids were amazed by the size and the amount of water that comes out. They don't open the flood gates very often but we were lucky enough to see it that day.

The workings inside the dam. These turbines are huge.
They had this really cool hatchery and fish couting display. It was so neat to watch the boys get excited when a fish would swim by. I just couldn't resist the picture.

Who knew that sturgeon fish could get so large. This was crazy. This one fish was over 10 feet long.

There was so much to do here that we wish that we had more time. But there is always next time.

Day Seven - Or Final Days In Salt Lake

Ok, really how could you resist such a face. LOL
This was our time spent at the Bingham Canyon Mine. This is one huge mine that can be seen from outer space. It is amazing.

These are the large tires that the dump trucks use. You can't even imagine how big these trucks are.

Our last supper with our dear friends. This was such a great trip to Salt Lake. All the kids had such a great time and so did we.

It was great to see Jamie and Mike together after so many years. We love this family very much and look forward to seeing them again soon.

So many great memories. Thank goodness for the blog that help us to remember all the great times.

Day Seven - Camping

We were invited to go to the Goldhardt's ward camping out. In the mountains just outside Park City. So we loaded up in their little camper with a tent and off we went. Here is our set up. So cute. LOL

Darien was so proud of his camp fire building.

And even prouder when it worked and stayed lit.

We are all chowing down on our tin foil dinners.

All the kids slept out in the tent. They looked pretty cute all snuggled together. LOL

Everyone one was in there until a huge storm came through the sound of the rain was intense and the thunder rumbled through the mountains. It was amazing, so Jamie ended up trading places so that there was one adult in the tent for those that got scared. It was a great time.

Day Six - No Trail Hike

All our boys ever want to do is go for a hike were there is no trail. It might sound funny but they love it. So here they are on their way.
The went up a mountain just outside Salt Lake. I think that they like feeling like explorers. LOL Here is just one more picture for the wedding. LOL Darien and Miss A. Enjoying the view.

Keagan loves being counted as one of the big kids now. It is hard to believe that we are getting to that point were all the kids will soon be able to do this fun activity.

Thank goodness for water packs. It was a super hot day.

Jamie getting in on the picture.

The hike down. They were pretty excited when they got home to tell us how high up they went. I am thankful that Jamie is willing to take them on these adventures.