Cannon Beach 2009

So we just returned from a wonderful weekend at Cannon Beach. It was a much needed break from work and our everyday life. This was the first time we have been to the beach since Parker started walking and boy did he have a blast. Wasn't too much into digging into the sand, but he was all about the Ocean. He loved dabbing his feet in the cold Pacific, and running away from the waves as they crashed on the shore. He thought it was great when the waves would catch us and I would lift him into my arms to carry him back out to dry land. Then he headed back for more. The first day I was wet up to my knees, and the second day the water came up to my thighs. By the third day we were just trying to keep dry. Every time we hit the beach he would point to the Ocean and say Wah-Wah and start running for it. He also loved seeing all the birds and dogs that were on the Beach each day.

Along with spending many hours playing on the beach we visited Seaside on Friday where they had their annual Wheels&Waves event. Tony loved all the wonderful cars, and he took pictures of some of his favorites. We also made a trip to the Seaside Aquarium where I fed the seals, and Parker saw his first Octopus. We also had to take a ride on the Carousel where Parker rode on a Kitty as he would say. This is his current Animal sound. He was saying Moo, but now everything says Meow. He is very into Annabelle our Cat. She is not so into him, but she is pretty tolerant.

Saturday we packed a picnic lunch and headed to Fort Stevens. They have many cement bunkers for us to wonder around in, and that particular day they were having a living history event from World War II. They had many extra authentic World War II vehicles around, and had men dressed in uniforms, and acting as if they would during war time. It was interesting to Tony and I, but Parker was more interested in picking flowers. We also visited the Peter Iredale ship wreck that is on the beach at Fort Stevens. Of course Parker loved that, but that was because once again he was able to play in the wah-wah. All and all it was a great trip, but as the rain came in this morning we were excited to be headed home.

For more pics follow the link: Cannon Beach 2009 Pictures