Cannon Beach 2011

Our yearly trip to Cannon Beach was last weekend. We sort of turned it into a birthday weekend for Ella as well. The weather was decent sunshine the first day and clouds the second and third day. Every year we walk down to Haystack Rock but this was the first year that we actually planned the tides right and were able to see all the marine life in the tide pools at low tide. It was very COOL! Next we picked up two kites to fly. Luckily it was a little windy so we had no trouble flying the ones we got bought. One night we went out for Ella's birthday dinner and let her pick any desert she wanted. It was delicious. That night after dinner we promised Ella we could go roast marshmallow's over a campfire. It was getting late so we asked another family who had a campfire already going it we could use a flame to make some smores. We felt kinda funny bumming off another persons fire but we did offer for them to make smores too. While we were there we also went swimming in the pool our hotel had. Bridgette did great in the water and Ella was like a little fish. Jumping off the side into our arms and getting her face in the water. Overall, another wonderful trip to the Oregon Ocean. We are already making plans for next year.

Birthday desert! Ella is eating a white chocolate starfish.


Bridgette was not a happy camper that day, her teeth were really bothering her.

Playing in the sand.

Flying kites is easy!

Ella is flying two kites at once!

Getting our kites ready for flight.

Some of the starfish we got to see and touch at Haystack Rock.

My girls!