We started 2011 off the a bang! A super spontaneous day trip to the coast! No matter how you cut it, the Oregon coast is beautiful any day of the year.We had big plans of putting away all our Christmas decorations on New Year's Day and having a productive day at home, but those were quickly set aside when we realized that our little guy was not in the mood for housework (ie., he was climbing the walls by 8:30am!) We began getting ready and were headed west before noon. Turns out, it was just what we needed and we had a really fun family day together.
The green at the coast and especially on the Hobbit trail was such a refreshing change from our drab, gray city these days. I am already looking forward to Spring and all the wonders (and colors) that it brings!
Oh, and I must give credit where credit is due. We checked out this blog on our way over and stole most of our ideas from them. The woman being interviewed is a friend of ours, and her son and Kai are pretty good pals.
We explored the locally known "Hobbit trail" which is about a 1/2 mile hike from the highway to the coast. We then walked on the beach for a bit before the wind got the best of us and we decided to turn back. Kai did pretty well on our little hike, especially since we haven't done any hiking since Sept. That brings me to one of our goals for the New Year, to take a family hike once a month. They'll obviously start out small, but hopefully by the end of the year we'll have a good little hiker on our hands. After our hike we had "linner" at a restaurant on the coast which was new to us. All home made and very natural and quite tasty! Also, mostly gluten free (new development in our house... more on that later). I think we've found a new go to place to eat in Florence! We were headed home by 4:30, which was fine since we were concerned about the dark and ice coming back over the hills. And now, some pictures from our fun filled day!
Looking for hobbits
Apparently, a decent shot is a goofy shot these days
So proud
He thought it was quite funny to keep poking me in the back while we were walking
Flying with Daddy on the beach
The green at the coast and especially on the Hobbit trail was such a refreshing change from our drab, gray city these days. I am already looking forward to Spring and all the wonders (and colors) that it brings!Oh, and I must give credit where credit is due. We checked out this blog on our way over and stole most of our ideas from them. The woman being interviewed is a friend of ours, and her son and Kai are pretty good pals.
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