SILVER FALLS & OREGON COAST

The sand was the only warm place on the beach, so Mimi and Crewser bury their hands and feet to get warm.
Chad was set on building a sand castle with the kids toys. He succeded by building a good one, but Koye couldn't stand it, and just had to jump right in the middle of it. Oh well, the fun is in the building, Chad.
I like this picture because it not only shows Madi, Chad and Bill playing in the sand, but the view of the coast is pretty awesome too!
Everyone else had given up, but Madi was determined to keep building. Not shown here, but she was so cute with her little blue bucket, chasing the waves, trying to get some extra water. She finally succeded by getting a cup or two.

Ron and I were freezing, but by this time we were all pretty much numb, so I wanted proof that we were up and moving around. Sorry Ron, I forget to pack a jacket for you.

These pictures are out of order, because we went to the falls first, and then the coast...so here is Brooke, Brent, Chad and little Crewser at the Silver Falls State Park. These pictures don't do it justice, because it was absolutely so green and gorgeous!! Moss was growing all over the trees, but it was green, so it was even pretty. We had a nice picnic lunch, did some running around (the kids of course) and then headed for the falls area.
We are just starting the climb down to the falls. We will actually soon be standing on a path right behind the falls that you see in the background of this picture. It was a hot, sunny day...perfect for an adventure to see the falls. Perfect...until it was time to climb back out of the canyon.
Crew is so fun!! Each time he would see someone with a camera looking at him, he would get the biggest grin on his face and say "cheese!"
Chad is just chillin on the fence at the bottom of the canyon.
Oops! Picture out of order. I couldn't resist taking this picture, it was such an awesome view with the different colors in the sea, sand, clouds and sky. Could almost be a postcard print, huh?