Oregon Coast

I spent last weekend at the Oregon coast with my kids and grandkids. A good time was had by all!

Aaron decided to taste the seaweed.

Jay and Ellie taking in the fresh sea air.

The first time I have ever been to the Oregon coast when it was warm enough to play in the surf. (And I've been here several times).

Emma loved the sand.

Sammy and James finding stuff to play with. Sammy had to be kept on a leash, he runs without regard to where he could end up-big waves, tall cliffs, etc.

We also went to an airplane museum. Sammy really wanted a soda.

Erik and Sammy just chillin' .

Erik, Tom, and Andrew exploring tide pools.

We all had a great time and hope to continue the tradition.

I recently visited the Red Butte Gardens in order to take photos of the flowers, especially the roses. It was the wrong time of day (noon) to get really good pictures but I managed to get some. There were lots of pre-school groups there on that day, also.

The kids were taking an "edible plants" tour.

I used the background defocus feature on my camera for this pic.