It has become an annual tradition for us to take a trip to the Oregon coast in January. It started a few years back because it turned out that we could get a condo through our friends the Mansius family for really cheap in January, since it's the off season. And surprisingly we always seem to get the best weather whenever we go in January! So we've kept up the tradition. This year we got a condo at Seaside again and we went at the same time as the Mansius family so we could all hang out together! It's a great little break after the holidays in the middle of boring January, which has nothing really going on anyway!
Well, the first day the weather wasn't so promising...but it got better!
Even though it was cold and blustery, we spent some time playing on the beach, taking pictures, and a few of us got up the guts to go swimming in the heated outdoor pool...no, not the ocean!
niiiice blue skies, sunshine, and warm temps.
(the view from our condo balcony)
here's our nice little view of Saddle Mountain, which if you remember we climbed last May
Of course, it had to be a Sunday! Hahaha.
This is Tara and I with my new (to me) dslr camera. It is Tara's old back up camera and we traded about 50 pounds of free-range, grass fed, organic beef for it.
(I bought the 1/4 cow from a local farmer friend, but then I realized that we hardly EVER eat meat, especially beef...so I was happy to trade, and she was happy to get a bunch of very high quality beef...soooo...PLEASE send your favorite beef recipes my way because I STILL have a lot of beef!)
It was great to be out on the beach with our cameras together so she could teach me more about how to use the thing! (I did take a photography class in high school, so it's coming back pretty quickly).
Here are some pictures we took:
she took these of Ollie and I with her big professional camera.
...and I took these of her with HER big professional camera. Pretty great, huh? ^She's the professional, and I'm glad to say that I have a lot to learn!
Anyway, these are with my camera:
Here is my 15 week pregnant belly, just in case you were wanting to see it!
This camera does need a new lens...I'm excited to see what kind of pictures I can take when I get one! Hopefully I can get that all ready before this baby comes so I can get some great pictures! Yay!
a cute 'lil toddler!
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Cute pictures! And I want that orange dress you're wearing - I love it!