A Full House: A Trip to Washington!

I'm finding it is harder than I thought to do blogging! I know it's been quite some time since I have wrote, and now I am behind! Guess I will try and get caught up!

This August, our family took a trip to Washington. It was a great week! There was lots and lots of driving, but it was worth it! The kids had a little bit of trouble with getting car sick, but we found that Dramamine helped a ton! Guess that will be a staple on any trips for us! First we headed to Vancouver to see Trevor's father and Ron. It was great to have a few days with them. We headed over to the Oregon coast in a town called, Newport. We went to the Oregon Coast Aquarium! The kids loved seeing the sharks in the big walk through tunnels and touching all the sea life in the tide pools. That night we had an amazing hotel right on the beach!!! Our view was breathtaking! We slept with the windows open all night, sleeping to the sound of the waves! The next day, after breakfast and playing at the beach, we saw the Yaquina Head light house. We got to see inside and climbed all of the stairs to the top! The lighthouse was great, minus all the kelp flies! The flies were everywhere! Emma got a button that read, "I survived the Kelp flies!" Guess they are frequent visitors to the lighthouse. After we had our fill of the flies, we headed to the Tillamook factory in Tillamook Oregon. We got to see how they make cheese from the beginning to end! It was quite a site to see! The kids loved the ice cream too! Then it was back to Vancouver. The next morning we went to the first ever Moss/Shewell reunion at the Ensign Ranch in Cle Elum, Washington. We had a wonderful time with all the family! We met a new cousin/niece, rode horses, went canoeing, and slid down a huge slip and slide! It was a great visit with all the family and we look forward to the next reunion in two years!!

Kids asleep on the road! They were beat!