Today we took a day trip to the beach. The other day (after reading Rebecca's blog) I realized that Seth and I don't do too many unscheduled spontaneous things and we rarely go anywhere....and I'd really like to change that. So we decided to be spontaneous and head for the coast. Seth was reluctant thinking that we'd be stuck in a ton of traffic and the beach would be a mob scene, but my thought was that perhaps the high gas prices would keep people home. We got up and left early. We were out of the house at around 8:30am, stopped for gas and coffee and got to Lincoln City a little after 10am. Even that early in the morning it was beautiful and warm on the sand. And to our surpise the roads were clear and the beach was virtually empty. This was Lexi's first experience with sand and waves and she just LOVED it! She sat and played with her bucket for about an hour and a half and then played down near the surf for another hour at least. It was so much fun to watch her having such a good time.
Penny had a delightful time as well with all the other dogs there. The only draw back was the sand was COVERED with large bugs that kept crawling up our legs and all over our blankets. That was a bit annoying. By the time 1:30 rolled around Lexi was ready for a shluffy (Nana's nickname for nap) so we were on our way. That's when Seth proved my theory wrong....everybody and their mother was on the road to the beach. Apparently the gas prices hadn't deterred them. The roads were packed, but we left with a big smiles on our faces having gotten there early enough to miss all the traffic and crowds altogether. What a wonderful day!
2 comments:
Jenn and Seth this is my favorite one with Penny, that is Penny isn't it? OK, Precious once again!! Jenn are you using the camera I gave you? You are really getting some good shots! Love Grandpa Bill
That is so great! I am glad to have been inspiring:) Those pictures are so good, it also helps that you have an adorable subject:)
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