Coast and the top of Mount Pisgah

We took a trip to meet up with Oma’s family at Winema Beach (Pacific City) for a weekend. Along the way we stopped at Sea Lion Caves and then Heceta Head Lighthouse for the kids.
(I only have two photos of the whole weekend, batteries were dead but twice I turned it off and on and snapped
a quick photo)

The cave was full of sea lions at this time so the kids
got to experience the cave at it’s best, the sounds,

temperature and smell (yummy) to name a few.

Jo has asked every time we
are on the coast to stop at a lighthouse so this was the day for the stop. The sun was out…mostly, chilly and windy but hey; it’s the Oregon Coast! Does it really get much better?

The rest of the weekend was spent in a pool, we walking
the beach and ate our meals in Nanny and Grandpa’s RV
with the rest of the family. It was also beach clean up weekend
so we signed up, grabbed a bag on Saturday and tried to fill them.
(It wasn’t hard to do, sad really)

The kids wanted to roast marsh mallows over the
fire but the weather just wasn’t the best when we were at
camp so this was our solution, or compromise.
Did it work well? Not really.
Did they taste good? No, not really.
Were the kids happy? Yes, very.
And that’s all that matters.

We have had some wonderful weather lately, high 70’s even hit 80. For those who live here that means shorts, t-shirts and getting outdoors. So we took a hike on Mount Pisgah after school last week, packed some snacks and sandwiches for dinner and had a great time. Not quite a 1-½ mile hike up on the trail, but howdy is it steep! It was the first time for Mom too, so there were lots of sights to see and stops to make on the way up. (stopping had nothing to do with being winded either, so don’t say “Yeah Right, the sights”)

The loving shots seem
to be fewer as the kids grow older but we got one on this day.

Jo and her critters.
We were almost at the top when Jo spotted this snake trying to get away from people. She was fast as lightning. Before she finished yelling at me “Look Mom a snake” she had already jumped to the ground scurrying and grabbing at the snake for control. (We have many bug books but it’s time for a snake book to teach us (Jo) what snakes are ok to grab and those not) She then took off running to the top of the mountain to show Oma and Cole, only scaring one person on the trail with her find. (she was not trying to scare anyone, the person was just on their way down and passed close by Jo until they saw what she had in her hand, a little jump and an “OHHhhhhh” and then
they laughed as they kept moving away)

The kids loved it up on top! So did we.

Panoramic shots

East

West

This one you can also see the kids in many places. I asked them to stand at the beginning photo and then after the first shot I said, “Ok, your done – thanks” Then they took off running as I was snapping the next few pictures. I thought it was fun.