Portland and Multnomah Falls

We got to drive over the cool bridge in Astoria over to the Washington side of the bay.  We went to a total of six states on our whirlwind of a trip.

It was several miles across the bay.  A little scary if you think about it!

Next we headed into Portland and got to meet up with my nephews Dustin and Danny, and Dustin's kids Coral and Anson for lunch.  It was so nice to see them!  We met at a mall so we decided to pick up a new pair of shoes for Logan.  His had a definite...strong...odor.

Then we stopped at Multnomah Falls.  It was pouring again.  And there's Holden's tongue again!  Silly kid (or naughty Dad for teaching him that)!

We hiked up to the bridge for a closer look.  We then started up the path to the very top but decided to turn around after all the warning signs about wet slippery trails.  The rain scared us away.  It was still an awesome experience and we are glad we stopped.

Then we started the long drive to Ontario.  We had pizza for dinner and then played in the hotel pool.  The next morning we headed for home.

It was such an awesome trip and I'm so glad we took the time to go.  We definitely will go back!

Tillamook and Cannon Beach

One of Grandma and Grandpa Naylor's favorite things to do while in Oregon is to go to the Tillamook Cheese Factory.  We decided to see what all the fuss was about and stop by.

It was fun to watch the workers in the factory.  They even waved at us!

Of course we had to take a picture in the loaf love bus.  I hope they have this next time we come for a visit so I can get another picture of the kids in it.

Our next stop was at Cannon Beach. It actually stopped raining while we were there! Holden was not excited to be there, though.  He was still scared of the ocean and didn't want to get any closer.  We're mean parents and made him stay anyway.

The other kids were so happy to walk on the beach.  It was their first experience on an Oregon beach (or any beach, really).  Holden was fluctuating between being scared and curious.

The kids all took turns writing their names in the sand.  Holden found a stick and wrote his name, too!  He only had help with the last two letters.  Not bad for a four and a half year old!

Logan found 50 cents.

Holden got closer and closer to the ocean until he started having a ton of fun!

In fact, he ended up loving it!  He said he liked the "actual" beach.  I guess the rest of the day we weren't really by the real beach.  He's such a funny kid!

We ended up spending the night in Astoria, Oregon in a brand new hotel.  We had a room looking over the bay.  We listened to the sea lions barking all night (it was charming, not annoying) and watched the huge ships come in.  It was a very fun, exhausting day!