Orgeon Coast

Monday, September 26

Friday morning Dana and Kim were off from work so we all went out for breakfast .

great breakfast

Then we surprised Payton and Lauren by picking them up at their schools and headed off to the Oregon Coast for the weekend.  Karen and Joe followed after work and Darin met us there on Saturday.

Karen’s friend’s parents own a beach house in Neskowin that they occasionally rent so Karen was able to get this great house and we enjoyed a fantastic weekend altogether at the beach.  

we went right to the beach ~ Lynn, Payton, John, Lauren

Payton and Lauren

Payton, Kim, Dana, Lauren

Dana, Lauren

kids went to bed and it was time for adult fun & games ~ fact or crap?

    

We had special mornings ~ just the four of us. Then the others wanted in on the fun ~

breakfast downstairs in the family room ~ how special

Payton, Karen (mom), Auntie Kim 

Auntie Danie and Lauren

                       

Payton & Lauren playing in the loft

Then back to the beach for fun in the sun!

Joe with his girls, Lauren & Payton

a little sand soccer

Karen and her girls, Payton & Lauren

Auntie Danie and the girls

and only in Portland ~ Ba 'rock' Obama

Payton's rock structure

and the babes ~ Dana, Lynn, Kim, Karen

opps ~ i guess this was supposed to be the picture ~ we're trying

Kim, Joe, Payton, Dana, Lauren, John

Yea!!!!!!!!!! (Kim and Dana)

what a GREAT day

John and Joe jammin' ~ mostly Joe, John's along for the ride

Dana had to return to Portland for a wedding celebration but the rest of us still had time to have some fun.

playing games

enjoying the hot tub

As soon as we woke up on Sunday morning, Payton, Lauren, John and Lynn went on an adventure looking for WHOLE sand dollars on the beach.  We had the beach to ourselves ~ probably because everyone else knew there was a storm heading our way!  The wind picked up and pelleted us with sand and then it started to rain.  We made it back before it poured ~ empty handed, but had lots to tell the others.
We had breakfast, started the laundry and then returned to the beach before heading back to Portland.
We're sure John had a master plan as we made it back to Portland right at dinner time.  The car sort of automatically veered toward the Lucky Lab for more bento.

Dana's friend Debbie, (the one we weren't able to see in Coeur d'Alene) was heading to Portland for a work training session so she was able to meet us there as well.

Debbie, Dana

Kim, Lynn, John