Seaside/Tillamook-PNW Trip Day 6

 We have had so much fun in Seaside in the past that we thought it might be fun to stay overnight and be there for two days.  I don't know if I would do it again with the kids.  It would be a really fun getaway with Ian, but we really didn't stay long enough the second day for it to feel like a whole other Seaside day.  It was still a really good time.  I LOVED our hotel.  It was right on the beach with a comfortable, cute vibe.  

I didn't go to the pool, but Ian said it was pretty nice.  The beds were super comfy and we were all tired, so everyone got a good night's sleep.  The kids were up bright and early.  The continental breakfast didn't start until later, so we got everyone into some clothes (really appreciated having new sweatshirts!) and went for a morning walk on the beach.  It was cold and misty.  The tide was all the way out too.  We walked a little ways down the boardwalk to a swing set, then headed out to the water.

Most of the walk was on the hard wet sand, so that was nice for Talia.  She wanted to get right in the water but we convinced her it was too cold.  We dipped our toes in a little, but mostly just ran around and found sand dollars and shells.  We even found this big crab in a little tide pool spot trying to hide in the sand.  It was a very quiet, peaceful walk.

That is our hotel we are walking back to.

When we got back to the hotel we ate breakfast, then the kids wanted to go out and dig for awhile.  Ian took them out to play while I stayed with Beck.  He napped and I showered and gathered up our stuff.  When the kids got back they got bathed and showered and we packed up the car.  Before we headed out the clouds were starting to burn off, so Ian gave flying his kite one last shot.  There still just wasn't enough wind.

We grabbed some lunch on our way out of town and took a scenic drive down the coast to Tillamook.  The drive was amazing.  Just gorgeous.  The kids all slept the whole way so it was quiet and Ian and I had a nice visit as we fantasized about retiring to one of these cute beachfront towns.

The Tillamook cheese factory was a bit of a letdown.  It was crowded and there really wasn't much to do.  We looked into the viewing windows and watched the big machines and people making the cheese and wrapping it for about 15 minutes.  Then we got ice cream, which was delicious.  The kids were crabby though and we didn't stay longer to check anything else out.  We got back in the car and drove the rest of the way back to Happy Valley.

We got back at dinner time and had a nice dinner with all of the family, including Grandma Bowles who came up from Grants Pass!  Aly took Weston and Davin home with her for a sleepover that night!