A holiday by the beach

The trip which feels like I have been planning for months has come and gone. It was a wonderful weekend. The drive to Cannon Beach was long and uneventful. The house we stayed in was huge and lovely with a grand view of the ocean. And the ocean was as magnificent as the last time I saw it. It was a great time with family and friends and I can not wait till next year to do it again!

Strong little Tyke

William has been crawling for about two weeks now. Every day he gets a bit faster and more coordinated. But just the other day I had left him playing with his toys in the nursery and the next thing I knew, he had pulled himself up with the rocking chair and was standing. Since then he is a little monkey. Anything and everything that is taller than him he tries to climb. We have had quite a few bumps and bruises but nothing to slow the little guy down.

Another Sunday Hike.

Sunday afternoon came and with it the sun. Eddie and I ran into the Gaithers, our neighbors, at church and decided to embrace the day and guide them to Granite Point, the hike we went on last Sunday. Easy enough we thought. But guides Eddie and I are not meant to be. We got lost. Took a wrong turn and ended up on some random trail leading who-knows-where. After taking two wrong paths, we finally found the one that took us to the top. But by the time we made it to the peak, the sun had left and mist and rain had taken its place. It was beautiful none the less. And again, our little William slept through most of it.

A deal!

Eddie finally found a nice REI baby hiking pack for William. He is so excited. It was a steal! And William seems to love it. We tried it out a couple of weekends ago at Spring Valley. We took an afternoon stroll around the lake and when William was not sleeping, he was happily swinging his legs back and forth while staring at his surroundings.

A Sunday hike.....

Sunday afternoon we wanted to get out and enjoy the day. So we parked at the base of Moscow Mountain and hiked up to Granite Point. Apart from the fact the hike was up a very steep hill and it started to snow near the top, it was a lovely hike. William loved his new pack Eddie found him on craigs list. He slept almost the whole way.

Fun photos.

Big steps....

William had a big week. We had to go through his clothing and get rid of all the 3-6 months outfits. He started standing on his own! Prop him up against a chair or coffee table and he can stand on his own until he gets to excited and his knees get shaky and he falls on his bum.


He found his toes. And now he loves to chew on them. Though that is not a surprise since he loves to chew on everything.