This is our favorite store on the Seaside strip. It has so many different kinds of treats! They cover everything in chocolate here...pretzels, pop-tarts, bacon, and even twinkies. Did we buy a six pack of chocolate covered twinkies? yes we did!
After touring the shops along the main strip, we ended our walk at the beach. This statue is of Lewis and Clark looking out on to the Pacific ocean. It was just gorgeous! (the view of the ocean, that is)
It was tough to keep the Sabbath day holy on Sunday. I took the girls up to Astoria to visit the ward there. It is always interesting visiting another ward. This one was kind of funny because the microphone was not working. Right in the middle of the sacrament song, the microphone backfired and let out this horrendous screech. The organist and chorister were startled and it took them a moment to start again. Everyone in the congregation started to giggle. Not exactly reverent...but it was pretty funny. After church, we drove across this gigantic bridge that links Washington to Oregon. The girls were so excited to tell their dad that they had been to Washington today. (We drove back to Oregon seconds after entering Washington...but the bridge was really cool!) The rest of the day was spent watching movies in our hotel room and walking the pristine Seaside beach.
Monday morning, we slept in, and then I took the kids swimming at the hotel pool!
Allison and Maggie were banned from swimming due to bad behavior the night before. (Really bad). So, while the other three kids swam, Allison and I played cards. (Maggie sulked.) But hey, hooray for following through on a punishment right?
All in all, it was a great little get-a-way.
How fun! Glad you guys had such a good time. we love that bridge too. Isn't it something like 5 miles long? And, here's a *pat on the back* for following through with the punishment. Well done! :o) The other day I was less than consistent.... Oops.
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