Our Travels to Destination D: Seattle

On August 31st we said goodbye to my parents and headed out on our next adventure. The first night we drove across Oregon to Portland so Clark could visit the program there a few days. We have seen a lot of different landscapes in the last few months, all beautiful, and the drive along the Columbia River was no exception.

PORTLAND
The boys and I explored a little bit. We thought the tram ride was the best public transportation we've ever tried.

We also tried a haunted pizza place for dinner, I thought it was funny that Ethan's face looks so scary at the haunted restaurant.

ASTORIA

Clark finished early Friday so we found a cheap hotel on Hotwire and headed for the coast.

We climbed the 164 steps to the top of the Astoria Column for the amazing views!

Then we drove across the longest truss bridge in North America to see the ocean. The boys first time on the beach was so much fun, it was a little chilly and the sun was setting, but they loved chasing the birds and playing in the sand.

It was all fun and games until Caden fell face first into a tide pool.

SEASIDE

The next morning we headed up the coast to Seaside! It was fabulous! The day was sunny and warm, and we spent it playing on the beach. The long walk up the beach took us forever because Ethan had to stop every 3 feet to fill his bucket with sand, he couldn't believe we were passing up perfectly good dirt to play in!

We all loved playing in the ocean waves a little bit, but no one loved it more than Caden! He would not get out of the water, and that water is not warm. He loved having the waves come in and knock him down, we had to keep a firm grip on him to keep him from going out to sea!

This was my favorite travel time yet! We are now settled in and so happy we get to be here for 2 whole months!