How I Spent My Summer Vacation, part 2

Continuing where I left off....

A great week up in the Seattle area-- perfect weather, fun activities, and GREAT company.

We took the girls into downtown Seattle one day and spent the morning at the Seattle Children's Museum. Fun times had by all...

both girls loved the "ball area"-- for lack of a better description.

playing with the "recycled material" craft supplies

working on a masterpiece

The following day, Pam joined us on a trip to Olympic National Park. It was a LONG scenic drive-- made even longer by the road construction in the park that narrowed the road down to one lane. We spent so much time waiting for the "Stop" sign to be swiveled to "Slow" we started taking pictures of the road construction signs. I'm serious.
But we made it, and arrived at Hurricane Ridge only to feel the freezing Hurricane-force winds from which it derives its name. It was pretty overcast, but the beauty of the area was still evident....

The next morning, we said our goodbyes and headed down to Oregon. We were scheduled to visit our dear friends The Sanders in Salem that evening, but their daughter was REALLY SICK-- possibly Kawasaki's disease (which, although very rare, our cousin Jack had last year!) -- and is still recovering. (check out their blog for the full story) Suffice it to say, she is starting to feel better 10 days out. Still praying that her heart is unaffected.

Since we were close, we did stop by their house for about an hour--- I couldn't be in Salem and not see my dear Libby!! Lexy and Henry got to play while Libby and I chatted. Bill headed to the Oregon State Capital with Tori-- that will be another post. :) We wish we could have stayed longer!!!

So, we sort of "winged it" down the Oregon coast and took our time taking in the sights....

Coming up, the highlight of the Oregon coast (Hint: our children's main sustenance provider)!