We planned out our lovely summer vacation and hit the road! This year, we are having a long weekend in Lincoln City, Oregon. We love the Oregon Coast and Lincoln City seems to be a good fit for us.
On Friday, July 9, we got up at O'dark thirty. The car was packed and ready to go already. Lon got to stay in his pjs!
Our first real stop was Fort Stevens State Park. The wreck of the Peter Iredale has been a favorite place for me since I was a small child. There is less of it now than when I first saw it. It wrecked in 1906, and has been a tourist attraction ever since!
Lon, still in his pjs exploring the wreck. The fog was amazing
Mark, looking good, climbing on the wreck. He has lost 30 pounds so far! He is doing great!
My boys. We stopped for a lovely breakfast at Grandma's in Warrenton. It is a good place for breakfast. The french toast was wonderful. Lon ate almost all of his super giant blueberry pancake!
We stopped at the Cannon Beach over look and got some almost fog free photos!
Love those haystacks
Seriously, can anyone take a bad photo on the Oregon Coast?
Lon being goofy at the Oswald West scenic overlook
Love the fog in this photo
Had to take photos of cows in Tillamook County. Those are the cows that give the milk, that makes the best cheese, butter and ice cream!
We drove down the Three Capes Scenic Lookout. The fog was very thick here!
Lon put on his sweatshirt, but refused to change out of his pjs! It is cold without the sun!!
The reason there is a lighthouse here!
I love Lighthouses!
This time we walked up to the Octopus Tree. What a cool looking tree!
Just letting you know
Not sure who thought this was a good idea
Cape Disappointment. We finally got a little bit of a view.
Lon making his own smashed penny at Cape Disappointment
We made it to the beach were we would spend the next three days! Our hotel room was not ready yet, so we hit the beach!
Lon dug up alot of little rusty nails. We disposed of them properly
Lon is one happy camper! He loves the beach and the sand.
That night we went to Gallucci's pizza. We were all looking forward to it. However, it was not what we remembered. We were disappointed. On the upside, we got to try out other places to eat! Lon is playing with the puzzle that the hotel staff put in his kid's bag! We ordered the kid's package for Lon. That was really great, he got kites, games, toys, snacks. it was so much fun to watch him go though the bag and find all his goodies. There were even little airplanes! We did not let him take those to any restaurants! So ends the first day on the coast!
Lon went out with his net to hunt for crabs! He wanted to get something in his net! 
Lon's little crab that has ceased to be long before he caught it in his net. We put it back into the sea.
Watching the water come in
a wonderful morning rainbow
Running, always running! 
Some sea life that has been exposed due to the minus tide. I am not going to put in all the beauty beach shots I took. As I said before, it is hard to take a bad photo on the coast. I found my first agate that morning. A small moonstone. Mark found an L shaped piece of sea glass. 
After a little more playing on the beach, we went down to Newport. We did some shopping first, then went to the Yaquina Bay Light House. It was open! We finally got to go in! I LOVE Lighthouses!
They had the lens inside, and the whole house was still period furnished. It was very interesting. The kitchen and the pantry were so tiny. The whole house was tiny rooms, but well furnished and it looked like it was a comfortable place to live.
Around the back of the house, a docent was showing children of all ages some of the games that were played to pass the time. The one Mark is attempting is called Graces. I saw something like that at Colonial Williamsburg too. I think we will look into getting a set. 
We went downtown to see the Sea Lions. There were two sunning themselves. One was a sleeping lump and this one who had lots of itches. He kept scratching himself with his flipper and looked like her really enjoyed it. 
Another beauty shot
Looking at the fishing boats. After this, we went back to Lincoln City. Lon and Daddy went to the beach, I went to town and did a little walking around. I got my charm (a tiny crab) and a doughnut for Lon. After we met up again, the boys went swimming in the hotel pool. Lon loves the hot tub, but we only let him in for two or three minutes then he has to go back to the pool. He was having a great time. We went to dinner at a place called Kyllo's. It was wonderful! I had halibut and prawns, which were amazing. Mark had Cioppino. Lon had fish and chips. It was all so good. I highly recommend the restaurant. Lon went to bed a little earlier on Saturday than he did on Friday night. We love the coast! 
