On Friday, July 22, Lon and I decided we would get out of town for the day. We did not get a chance to play on the Peter Iredale! We needed to fix that. This was our first free Friday. We got up when Daddy woke up, and were on the road at 5:30am-ish. The roads were almost empty all the way down and we got to Astoria at around 9:20! We made great time! I gave Lon a choice, he could eat at Pig N' Pancake in Astoria or wait till we got to Warrenton and eat at Grandma's. He chose Grandma's!
He loves the chocolate chip pancakes at Grandmas. I had eggs and bacon. It was all yummy.
It was raining. We did not think it would be fun to play on the beach, since the weather people said it would clear up by afternoon. I know we had limited time, but there was no sense being miserable! We drove the 54 miles down to Tillamook to get some ice cream. Around 10:30am there were very few people there. We got great parking. The only big line was for the free samples, which Lon did not want anyway. I would have liked Squeeky Cheese, but Lon was not interested in trying it. I think he would have liked it, but I did not want to wait that long to argue with him.
He played on the Loaf of Love Tour Bus. He liked it but he did not play on it very long. He shared very nicely when another family wanted to come by to take pictures of their kids in the bus.
Lon loves the put your head in the hole photos. I could not talk him into being the cow.
How Lon got his face in the proper hole. Hanging on for dear life
Look! They are packaging cheese! There were not many workers there packing cheese, just a few. They were putting the 25 pounds blocks in big plastic bags through the shrink wrap
Of course, we got ice cream. Lon got Udderly Chocolate and I had Carmel Pecan Praline. Both were exactly what we wanted!
Traffic was picking up a little bit. I almost got hit by a car going around a line of trucks and RVs. Geez! Everyone should know that there are RVs on the Coast in the summer! Take a little extra time. And RVs, once you get a line of cars behind you, find a wide spot and pull off for a few minutes! Everyone will win that way!
By the time we got back to Warrenton the weather was PERFECT! We spotted a parachute. That was cool. We stopped by to see Grandpa Bill, but no one was there. Lon thought it was funny, he said, it's okay Mom, they'll be back. Make yourself some coffee and sit on the porch. I thought we would spend the time on the beach and give a call when we were done.
This lady walked across the road in front of us, then turned around and stared at us.
THE BEACH! A perfect day for the beach!
The Peter Iredale. So much has washed away since I first saw it! I doubt there will be anything left when Lon is my age.
A boy with his new light saber. We stopped by a garage sale for a quick look and Lon found a light saber for 45 cents. I let him buy it.
He wanted to get the beach stuff closer to him. I had him carry his bags.
Lon got mad when a little person picked up the star fish to play with it. He was not pleased. He told the little person that he was not to play with it, it was alive! Let him be!
Playing! Water, sand and sun, Lon's perfect trifecta!!
I am thinking that maybe I will use this one or the next one for our Christmas card!
We did call Babcha and Grandpa Bill, but no one was home. We made our way home, just a little late. It was too hard to pull ourselves away from the beach. I forgot it was the Kenny Chesney concert at the Tacoma Dome, so traffic around there was tough, but once we got through that it was pretty easy. The carpool lane on 405 made it even easier once we got to it! We got home around 6:45. We had a great time and we will do it again! Soon! Even though Daddy thinks we are nuts!
He loves the chocolate chip pancakes at Grandmas. I had eggs and bacon. It was all yummy.
It was raining. We did not think it would be fun to play on the beach, since the weather people said it would clear up by afternoon. I know we had limited time, but there was no sense being miserable! We drove the 54 miles down to Tillamook to get some ice cream. Around 10:30am there were very few people there. We got great parking. The only big line was for the free samples, which Lon did not want anyway. I would have liked Squeeky Cheese, but Lon was not interested in trying it. I think he would have liked it, but I did not want to wait that long to argue with him. 
He played on the Loaf of Love Tour Bus. He liked it but he did not play on it very long. He shared very nicely when another family wanted to come by to take pictures of their kids in the bus. 
Lon loves the put your head in the hole photos. I could not talk him into being the cow. 
How Lon got his face in the proper hole. Hanging on for dear life
Look! They are packaging cheese! There were not many workers there packing cheese, just a few. They were putting the 25 pounds blocks in big plastic bags through the shrink wrap 
Of course, we got ice cream. Lon got Udderly Chocolate and I had Carmel Pecan Praline. Both were exactly what we wanted!
Traffic was picking up a little bit. I almost got hit by a car going around a line of trucks and RVs. Geez! Everyone should know that there are RVs on the Coast in the summer! Take a little extra time. And RVs, once you get a line of cars behind you, find a wide spot and pull off for a few minutes! Everyone will win that way! 
By the time we got back to Warrenton the weather was PERFECT! We spotted a parachute. That was cool. We stopped by to see Grandpa Bill, but no one was there. Lon thought it was funny, he said, it's okay Mom, they'll be back. Make yourself some coffee and sit on the porch. I thought we would spend the time on the beach and give a call when we were done. 
This lady walked across the road in front of us, then turned around and stared at us. 
THE BEACH! A perfect day for the beach!
The Peter Iredale. So much has washed away since I first saw it! I doubt there will be anything left when Lon is my age.
A boy with his new light saber. We stopped by a garage sale for a quick look and Lon found a light saber for 45 cents. I let him buy it. 
He wanted to get the beach stuff closer to him. I had him carry his bags. 
Lon got mad when a little person picked up the star fish to play with it. He was not pleased. He told the little person that he was not to play with it, it was alive! Let him be!
Playing! Water, sand and sun, Lon's perfect trifecta!!
I am thinking that maybe I will use this one or the next one for our Christmas card!
We did call Babcha and Grandpa Bill, but no one was home. We made our way home, just a little late. It was too hard to pull ourselves away from the beach. I forgot it was the Kenny Chesney concert at the Tacoma Dome, so traffic around there was tough, but once we got through that it was pretty easy. The carpool lane on 405 made it even easier once we got to it! We got home around 6:45. We had a great time and we will do it again! Soon! Even though Daddy thinks we are nuts!
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