the beach

while in vancouver, I convinced my cousin, and her three boys, to go to the beach with me.

first stop: the tillamook cheese factory. where we took a self guided tour

and saw the workers making bricks of their famous cheddar cheese
and the *fake* cows

ate cheese (no picture) and ice cream!

then went to oceanside beach

where we accidentally fed the seagulls the sandwiches the boys had dropped into the sand (they were really sandwiches...get it??)
and just enjoyed the sand, the water, and the sun

amazing story: so my cousin took of her wedding ring and put it in the lunchbox because she didn't want to accidentally have it come off in the sand. unfortunately we didn't realize until the next day when we were back in the 'couve that there was a hole in the lunchbox, and her ring had fallen out. my cousin was understandably heartbroken. after some thinking, she and her husband packed up the kids and drove the two hour one way drive back to oceanside. when they were there they met a wonderful family...two sisters and their children...who helped them look for the rings. apparently after only 20 or so minutes...one of the little kids found her ring!