Long Beach - Sept 1, 2

What a great way to start off a trip to Long Beach - a stop at The Bowpicker! My friend Melissa (who's beach house we are headed to) told us about this little gem of a spot in Astoria. We enjoyed DELICIOUS Fish and Chips with a great view of the Columbia River

We crossed this HUGE bridge and enjoyed the beautiful scenery to the coast.

As soon as we arrived we dropped our things in the house took a quick look around and headed to the beach, what a beautiful little walk it is to the shore.

Picture Perfect!!!

Finding treasures in the sand

Paris getting the kite ready

Flying the ladybug kite

Sofia loved stepping over the tire tracks in the sand. This beach is great because you can drive your car onto it. We only saw 2 cars pass and it is a super wide beach, and they say one of the longest in the world - thus the name, Long Beach...

It was fun to have Paris' mom here visiting with us from Florida

Sofia's footsteps

Cameron chasing the Seagulls

The tide was low so they could walk way out in only inches of water

Finding more treasures

Ooooh gooey goop

She was in her own little world while walking along

Paris holding the kite and chatting with his mom

Drawing smiley faces in the sand, because he was Happy!

Daddy trying to rest...

Back to the beach house, Cameron loved that they even had a basketball hoop

The view from the deck

Decisions, decisions....

It was so relaxing to just hang out and do nothing, but play the wii, watch dvd's, sleep, eat and play at the beach. We had no cell phone service and no cable - but who needs it.

The next day after a yummy breakfast at Laurie's restaurant (we were told by some locals it was the best and it did not disappoint) we headed back to the beach one last time before heading home. Paris was catching a cold so he stayed back at the house and took a little nap. The weather was absoulutely perfect, we didn't even need a jacket (rare for the WA. coast).

Bringing the fish kite this time

I loved this spot on the trail - so did they

The sand was so nice and warm on bare feet

Oh to be 6 and 2 years old!

More treasures!

I love that there is this post and windsock at the edge of the path,
otherwise we may forget where to walk back.

The driftwood "horse" along the trail

Sofia dottled along looking at the flowers and blowing the dandelions

We said goodbye to the beach house, the sea and sand, and the beautiful poppies and wildflowers that filled a flower box, then loaded up the car and headed home. What a wonderfull time we had at the beach house in Long beach. We can't wait to go back -