Friday was a hang around the house kind of day. Auntie Mar worked at the office for a little while and Uncle Mark attended a meeting or two from the house. I hung around with the girls and off course Nibbles. I have to admit that although I was not keen on the idea of a hamster when I first arrived, I have grown to kind of like Nibbles. He's providing me with my furry friend fix since I miss my Annie terribly. I do get to talk to Annie every now and then when my Mom puts me on speaker phone. I would love an email with her picture...hint hint. Until I get back to CT, Nibbles will have to do. On Friday morning we checked on her and found she had stuffed her cheeks full. The sight was so funny I had to take a pic.
Outside the girls rode their bikes and scooters. Paige looks so grown up. I keep trying to perfect my "taking a picture of myself" type of photos. I haven't fully got it figured out yet. I'll keep trying. In the afternoon, Gwynn hung back with her mom while I took Paige to the mall and the bookstore. We had a nice time the two of us.
Friday night, the three adults enjoyed an evening on the patio. The highlight of the night was Auntie Mar and Uncle Mark's reminiscing about how they used to play marbles on the playground at Butler. Anyone else remember this fun little game?
It was decided that we would get up early on Saturday and head out for Cannon Beach on the coast. The drive is about an hour and a half so our goal was to be on the road by 7:30. We weren't far off when we finally pulled out of the driveway by 8:00. Our first stop, Java Nation for some coffee and breakfast. Then we were officially on our way. The girls were in the way back, with Uncle Mark in the middle, Auntie Mar driving, and me in the passenger seat. Like most car rides I feel asleep while everyone else played their Nintendo DS's or chit chatted. We made great time and arrived in town by 9:30. We parked the car hopping to check out a store or two in search of a water shirt for Uncle Mark. Unfortunately no stores were open yet so we got back in the car and made our way down towards the Ocean Lodge where Ria and Regan (Auntie Mar's scrap booking buddy) were staying. Their children, Andrew and Lauren, are close in age to Gwynn and Paige.Everyone headed down towards the water. I captured a few moments on camera but headed up the hill for some solitude and less winds. It was a great time to catch up on some reading (I had just picked up a new Jodi Picoult book, Harvesting the Heart) and some crossword puzzles (the kind from rag mags all about celebrities and their claims to fame).
After a couple hours on the beach, it was time to make the trek down the beach towards the center of town for some lunch and shopping. I think we underestimated the difficulty of this walk. Picture the wind, the sand, and the distance, along with four hungry kids. It was tough. We finally made it to our favorite grill for lunch. Unfortunately our party of nine seemed to be too big to accommodate so we split up into two groups. After our seafood lunch (Auntie Mar had clam strips, Uncle Mark had a salmon sandwich, Gwynn has clam chowder, and Paige & I had fish and chips), we walked around the shops a little. I scored with a couple postcards which I want to send back east and a card with what else but pansies on it. While the ladies and children shopped, we sent the men back to get the cars.
After getting picked up, we headed back to the beach while the kids played in the sand some more. Sadly it was soon time to leave and head back inland. Gwynn had to be back in time for a slumber party for her friend Kelsey who was celebrating her 8th birthday. The girls returned to their DS's and Uncle Mark took a snoodle and I enjoyed the Red Sox game on XM radio. Before we knew it, we were back in Lake O and dropping Gwynn off at Kelsey's house.
To do something special with Paige, we thought there would be enough time to stop by the lake. We dropped Uncle Mark and Paige off and Auntie Mar and I headed back to the house to get Gwynn her sleepover supplies. While Auntie Mar packed, I made us some "coffee" to drink at the lake (in reality they were margaritas and they were delish). We met back up at the lake in time to watch Paige and Uncle Mark swim for a bit before we were given the official warning that it was time to leave.
After a long day, it was nice to finally be home. I got cozied up, watched a little tv and then headed off to bed. Which is exactly what I feel like doing now too. I thought I could tell you everything that's been going on but I just can't seem to fit it all in. Instead, I'll post again in the morning with details of the picnic from Sunday and the Wilson pool from today. Until then, enjoy the slide show of our Saturday outing.
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