Monday, August 22, 2016

Ocean Shores Camping

For the seventh summer, we headed out to our annual camping trip to the coast.  Although we have camped for several years in a row with other families and had a great time, Ron and I decided to return to going just as a family like we did the first few years.  We were blessed with beautiful weather for the first two days and had a really enjoyable time.  We camped in our favorite, huge campground that is tucked away in the corner of the campground and has its own private forest behind it.  The children loved riding their bikes, exploring our campsite, flying their kites on the beach, and sleeping in a tent.  Although Ron and I think that we might like to explore a new part of Washington next summer and take a break from our beloved Ocean Shores campground, it was a quality family weekend get-away and I can't wait for more next summer!


Due to Logan's "night tantrums," this is the first summer since Ella was born that the boys were allowed to come back into the girls' tent.  Logan did a great job and never made a peep and we had a fun time bundling up and sleeping in our cozy tent both nights.  Here are our cute kiddos with their glow sticks before we "turned off the lights" the first night.


We headed out to the beach on Saturday morning after breakfast.  Since it was a beautiful day, I had visions of us spending several hours out there.  Little did I know that the sand was blowing harder than I have ever seen since we started going to the coast.  So, we only lasted a little over an hour.  Here is a picture of my cute Logie trying to ride his bike on the sandy path through the dunes.  He didn't make very far since it was too hard for him to push through the thick sand, so we hid is bike in some bushes and he ran the rest of the way.


Lia riding her bike out onto the beach.


Ron bought Logan a Star Wars kite at the beginning of the summer and he has been begging to fly it ever since.  He was thrilled that the day finally arrive.  Here is Logan after Ron got the kite up in the sky.


Lia watching Logan fly his kite.


Logan eventually sat down on a log and continued flying his kite.  He looked so cute!


Lia flying her kite, too!


The kids running in the water before deciding it was too windy and cold!


Logie boy in his element.


The kids and me and the Pacific Ocean.  Notice how Ella refused to even look up at the camera because the wind was blowing so hard.


This is what Ella thought of being put down on the ground for a minute.  She disliked the wind and the sand in her eyes so much that she was only happy if she was held and could bury her head into my shoulder.  Poor, little lamb.


Ron and Ella riding back to the campsite to escape the sand and the wind.


Logan striking the cutest pose from the trail in the woods (that he loved riding through) as we headed back into the campground.


Logan enjoying riding his bike on the road in front of our campsite.


Ella and Logan cruising back and forth in front of our campsite.  This is something the kids did all weekend long.


Just by chance, there happened to be a Seahawks gathering in Ocean Shores the same weekend that we were there.  As a result, there were 12th man all over our campground and the town.  We decided to head in to the town after naps Saturday afternoon to check out the festivities and it did not disappoint.  We got to see our fare share of Seahawk cars, 


ride some Seahawk motorcycles,


meet Mama Blue,


and Mama Lynch!  It was pretty exciting!


We then came back to our campsite for dinner.  We made soft tacos and an apple crisp dessert in our dutch oven.  Here is Ron putting the coals on top.


Ella and Logan loved the swing that Ron put up for the second summer in a row.  Lia did a good job keeping Ella happy while we made dinner.


Such a little cutie!


Our apple crisp all golden and done and ready to eat.  It was delicious!


After a good night sleep, we woke up to a cloudy and misty morning on Sunday.  We actually decided to pack up and head home after breakfast which is something we have never done in the past.  Here are the kids finishing up breakfast with our Seahawks flag hanging proud.


The kids did more bike riding in the light rain while Ron and I packed up our campground.  


Logan pedaling away.


Lia and Logan.


The car in the neighboring campsite had Ron's name on the license plate.  I couldn't resist taking a picture of it.


And last, but definitely not least, a picture of sweet Ella pedaling/pushing her trike along before heading home!

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