We were too late to make any reservations online at a campground...so we trusted our luck and set out with a few places in mind, just hoping we could find a place to stay on a beautiful, non-rainy Friday night at the coast. We knew there would be no openings at any camp grounds at the actual coast this weekend, so we drove straight to a camp ground we have stayed at one other time before: Mt Hebo or Hebo Lake Camp Ground. It is inland a few miles, situated in the Coastal Range, but within 15 minutes of the coast.
I can't get over how big Ollie's looking!...which is now even bigger, since it's 2 months later.
We got one of the Coleman Weathermaster tents, and are VERY happy with it...if you're on the market for a new family tent, this one is AWESOME! We found a nice spot to camp, except for the CrAzY neighbors we had who were noisy all night! Seriously! Has anyone ever gone camping where someone wasn't loud ALL NIGHT?! I think we've only had a few trips where we didn't have noisy neighbors. Ah! That has to be one of the only downside of camping, in my book {along with not being comfy when pregnant}. Thankfully we're all very sound sleepers around here.
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| beautiful morning! |
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| quick jaunt to the top of Mt. Hebo |
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We took a quick tour of the Tillamook Cheese Factory:
Our Tobes is a major cheesehead. He LOVES his "Tillamooky Cheese"
We tasted lots of yummy samples and had some lunch.
Then we headed to our FAVORITE beach: Oswald West State Park...*swoon*
It's about a mile hike from the road down to the beach...but SO worth it. WE were planning on staying for the rest of the day, so we had to pack in lots of supplies. I know *YOU* think we must be crazy to carry the baby's pack n' play all that way...but TRUST me when I tell you it was worth it!
Ollie sat in his pack n' play all day, playing with his toys and napping while we were building sandcastles, playing in the waves, boogie boarding, trying to attempt surfing, etc. All of this joy made possible by Brent's heroic willingness to carry the pack n' play one mile each way.
heaven
our first time trying our new wet suits that we got for Christmas!!
fill my eyes
Brent boogie boarding for his first time (he wouldn't try it before the wet suit)
perfect day
getting ready to go
and...the verdict is...the wet suit HELPS a TON! No more hypothermia for me!!
Mom's Beach Bum
{I found this perfect shirt at a resale store right before we went}
Oh! and proof that we weren't completely selfish the whole time at the beach...Ollie got some sensory time playing on the beach too!
hike back to the car...
favorite.
1 comments:
You must take us to this wonderful place next time we come visit! It looks like so much fun on a hot summer day!