Lincoln City

It has been a fun couple months for our family. We have had 2 vacations. The first one was to Lincoln City, OR with Dustin’s family. The second was to Minnesota to visit Marie’s family. This post is about our time in Lincoln City.

We enjoyed a time with all of Dustin’s family. Dustin’s parents rented a large house for a week and members of the family came for as much or as little as they were able. It was a very enjoyable time!

It was Jeremiah’s first vacation and Gideon’s first time to Oregon. On the drive down Gideon really enjoyed looking out the window and seeing the view, especially the bridge in Astoria.

The highlight of the trip for Dustin and I was seeing Gideon’s pure joy playing in the ocean. Each time we went to the beach we ran into the water. Joy! Pure joy!

Gideon enjoyed learning to fly a kite with Uncle Zach.

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Jeremiah enjoyed the beach too.

Everyday we went down to the beach to enjoy the ocean and play. Beach time is a little different now with kids (not as much lounging with a book) but it was relaxing and rejuvenating in different ways – seeing Gideon have space to explore and play in a much wider arena than we have at home brought a peace and stillness to my soul that I don’t often feel in the city. A completely different rhythm to our day was a breath of fresh air. And the joy of relationships being cultivated and enjoyed over a leisurely couple of days was satisfying.

At the beach house there was a swing set for the kids. Jeremiah had his first try at a swing.

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There was also a garage with a pool table and air hockey. Gideon enjoyed learning both. We worked on a puzzle together, made smores in the fire pit, enjoyed the hot tub and of course ate good food!

We had this look on our face much of the time.

Another fun memory is the day before we left we went to another beach and saw the tide pools. This was another highlight for us.

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It was a very enjoyable vacation for everyone. We look forward to future vacations at the Oregon coast!

And of course a drive back from the Oregon coast wouldn’t be complete without a stop at Tillamook Cheese Factory!