Thursday, July 17, 2008

What one nutty weekend can do. . .



Ya know, when you've had such a LONG, COLD, RAINY spring and finally get some semblance of actual summer weather and decide to head to the coast for the weekend with friends--well things can get a little CRAZY!

This past weekend, dear hubby and I decided to give the coast another shot--and this time we went with some friends (as well as dear daughter & her family) just to see if the change of scenery (and the change of faces) would be an improvement.




















As you can tell from the photos---the weather was so HOT--we had to wear shades!



It really was quite nice to bask in the sun and burn ourselves to a crisp.



I actually managed to get into the ocean water with my lil' grandsons. 'But wait!' I can hear you say. 'Isn't the ocean along the Oregon coast EXTREMELY cold?'

My answer: YES it is! But once the hypothermia sets in--you don't feel a thing!



The boardwalk at Seaside was full of fun and activities and Sam & Max enjoyed the Carousel ride.





























Meanwhile, one of our friends was extremely baffled at what in tarnation that 'big yellow ball-thing' was up in the sky. . . (it had been usually covered up most of the time by clouds and a thing referred to as 'overcast')



Rest assured, that he finally figured out it was indeed THE SUN--and we all enjoyed it immensely this past weekend.



Thanks to our wonderful friends who hosted us and put up with all our 'antics'!



WE WUV YOU GUYS!

2 comments:

Deanne said...

Looks like fun! We didn't do anything for the 4th. Went to see a movie and swam a lot but no family was in town with us! The kids were asleep by 8:30 pm so we even got out of taking them to fireworks!! Don't I sound like a great mom!! I like the footage of J setting off his "firework". That was pretty funny. It seems weird that he is the only one still at home.

Showmethesale said...

Hi Dee!

I know what you mean--it DOES seem weird that J is the only one at home now--but come the 31st of this month and his Norwegian-living brother will be joining him for the rest of the summer and fall. . .

And he's ALSO a pyro-freak--so I'm expecting my house to burn down at some future point!