Oregon Coast--Day 1

The Tuesday after girls camp we packed up and headed for the Oregon Coast. Well Sam and I did anyway. We left the kids with my parents for the week (where they got put to work on the farm and Luke informed us that maybe he wants to be a combine driver instead of a flight attendant, or maybe something with electricity because he sure really likes electricity. Silly boy!!).

Our 15th wedding anniversary is at the end of this month and we decided to have a get away. We were so excited to be going and had been looking forward to it for months. After dropping the kids off we headed down the road about 3 hours and spent the night in a hotel.

The next morning, after getting up early, SOMEONE was a little excited to get on the road and headed for Portland. Haha...anyway, needless to say I got a nap in the car so it was all good.

We stopped at the Portland Temple and did a session. I have never been to that temple before and I was so excited to see it. Wow!! The grounds are absolutely beautiful and we loved taking our time walking around and enjoying all the beauty.

It was even a nice, sunny, cool day there. 

This tree was gorgeous. It had moss growing all over it and was so fascinating to look at.

After the temple we grabbed some lunch, some snacks for the house we were staying out and got out of dodge (boy is there a lot of people in that city and the whole not pumping your own gas gets a little ridiculous, anyway....). We drove several more hours to Depoe Bay.

Our first view of the ocean as we traveled highway 101. What a beautiful stretch of road and so gorgeous. Completely different than home so everything was a marvel to us.

We had the privilege of staying at a house that sat right on the edge of a cliff. It was breathtaking. Sam is standing in the yard of the house. We were so close!!

After unpacking we hit the paths along the cliff and went exploring.

This was nestled in between the rocks. It looked like a tiny little village to me. So pretty.

Speaking of pretty, isn't he gorgeous!!?? Love this guy (:

The house we stayed at is the one in the very middle of those houses. 

Down around the corner of the house. Everything is so scraggly from the constant wind but still so beautiful.

Sam chilling out at the benches that line the paths. We were so fascinated with everything. We also explored the little town that night and enjoyed seeing so many different sights. We fell asleep that night to the waves crashing and the birds calling. So cool!