Sun and Surf

It's spring break again around here, and yesterday we were lucky enough to actually see the sun! Chris was able to get the day off from work and we headed to the coast. It was a perfect day. Not too cold or windy, and plenty of sunshine. We headed to Tillamook and hiked around the Cape Meares lighthouse and the famous Octopus tree before heading down the hill to the quaint beach at Oceanside.

The kids had a blast in the sand and of course the water. Even Neil managed to get wet, although he wasn't really a fan. Afterwards we of course went to the Cheese Factory to sample some cheese and get huge ice cream cones. It was a perfect day!

Lil Terror

We haven't really been up to much lately besides fighting off "the sickness" that everyone seems to have been passing around. Thankfully, we seem to all be better for now.

I thought I would share a little bit about the fun things we are dealing with on a daily basis with our little one.

Lately, Neil has 3 priorities..

1) Get into any open bathroom and head straight for the toilet. Flush repeatedly. Then find any loose clothing to wash by hand in this toilet...then flush again.

2) He really does have a love for laundry because his next priority started off very sweet. He wants to unload and load the washing machine. This was great until I am ready to be done, but he decides to keep going. All of our previously cleaned and folded laundry gets wadded up and stuffed back into the wash. Grrr. (I guess it's better than in the toilet)

3) Push any and all electronic buttons and devices until everything is messed up. Yep, you can imagine: cell phone, kindle, computer, stereo, dvd player, dishwasher, etc.... He just knows too much. He can unlock my cellphone and make my books on my kindle disappear. I haven't been able to figure out how he does that yet.

All in all, we are doing great. He keeps us on our toes and we love him to pieces. Hopefully this toilet obsession will end before he figures out how to open the doors. :)

Honey, I'm home...

Lately Chris has been having fun at work. Not only are his projects super cool, but he likes to live it up and do all sorts of "experiments" along with his coworkers all in the name of science. Whether it is PIG for pushups, the fiber one challenge, eating weird food, or watching others chug vinegar, he seems to be having a good time.

Yesterday he came home like this...

Oy....