The BEACH!

The beginning of this week we had really nice weather and happened to notice it was nice at the coast as well... so Monday morning we took off for Cannon Beach, OR. We thought it would be fun to take Aubriana to the beach for the first time in her life. It's also great that its only 2 hours away.

Cannon Beach is really beautiful with not alot of people, which is great. The weather was really really nice but the wind on the beaches here in the northwest make it feel a little colder. There were even times when the clouds would blow in on the beach which was cool looking. At first all Aubri was concerned about was her hoodie blowing off her head. She got past that when Tim would take her running out to the waves. She loved it! She even braved the cold water on her feet.

We took a break from the ocean for a little while and took Aubri to a cafe place for lunch where she was served miniature corn dogs (kids get good stuff now these days). We also checked out a few fun shops and got Aubri a souvenir hoodie :) and went back to the beach (hard to stay away). We also drove up to Ft. Stevens where you can drive your vehicle on the beach. There, we watched quite a few wind surfers and chased birds. It was such a great day with just us having fun. I'm so thankful for my little family.


My favorite picture of the day! I was pretty excited to see the ocean. ;) Yes, those are clouds behind me.


I love this picture of Aubri. She's not quite sure what to do. :)


... All of us together ...











This sand dollar was still alive. It was cool.





... sweet dreams ...

Easter Festivities...

Actual Easter day was a bit gloomy/rainy/cold here in beautiful Washington. However, we were fortunate enough to celebrate it with family the weekend before when it was sunny and warm out. Lucky us!

The Easter Bunny was good to Aubri this year. It was her first official year being able to hunt for eggs... and boy did she ever hunt for them. Thats about all she cared about. Filling up her basket. She was soooooo cute in her Easter dress I bought her and so funny being really serious about finding eggs. I thought she wouldn't care too much or that I'd have to hold her basket for her but no. It is so fun to watch her change and grow. I'll have to do a post soon about all the new things she is saying and doing. It amazes Tim and I both.

Here are some of the cute pics I have of the day...






This one cracks me up, cause Aubri was having a hard time getting the eggs open to get the candy inside. Well, apparently she got it open but she's not the one with the candy and she is trying to ask us where the candy went. Hmm... ? haha!


It is very hard to capture a good picture of two 1 1/2 yr olds together in their cute outfits... but I did. I love this one. Leify (her cousin) is famous around here for his funny dancing and Aubri loves to get jiggy with him as well.