If At First You Don't Succeed...

We decided to head out to Seaside...an early birthday present for Lamar's 50th since he had this weekend off...and not next. We threw in some clothes "just in case" we decided to stay and actually find something overnight.
Seaside ended up being freezing and socked-in with fog. Bummed, we decided to head on home after looking around at the outlets and having lunch. When we got to Astoria, we thought about crossing the bridge to the Washington side, and so we did...and low and behold...blue skies!
So, we drove a little further to Long Beach and found a comfortable room to stay the night! Yeah!!

Lewis and Clark??

Along the boardwalk, we discovered a Sturgeon that had washed up...OK, so it was Lewis and Clark who saw it first! Lamar had a good chat with one of the guys (Lamar wasn't sure if it was Lewis or Clark). Anyway, it was ONE of them! He learned much from that whole experience.

Sunset...the perfect ending to a not-so-perfect day.

We almost missed this...we were driving up and down the streets of town trying to find a place that would satisfy our craving for....we couldn't quite put our finger on it...food. You know how that goes! Ended up at Subway of all places...but we did order something completely different! That's big for me!!
We then ran to the grocery store to supplement our dinner and when we came out, we realized that we may have missed the whole thing! But we didn't! Yeah!! 

Happy 1st Birthday, Rile'!!

Hard to believe it's been a whole year since Rile' was born. It has been a year full of emotions and firsts. We all have a new role and we are trying to do our best. We love being grandparents, but you probably already knew that!! 

This Is All For Me?!

Rile' wasn't too sure about opening her presents. But, that's OK, because the rest of us enjoyed it!! You could tell we really had fun shopping!!

Birthday cake time!

Birthday cake time was the funnest! While Rile' was waiting for the cake to arrive from across the room, she kept busy by catching the bubbles that her grandpas were blowing to her. After her first taste of the yummy birthday cake that her mommy made, she insisted on using a fork so she could really dig in...just like the grownups, of course!