The kids had a wonderful time at Cousins Camp, and we had a wonderful time without them. :) Greg worked the first day the kids left, so I had a day to do whatever I wanted--worked on my class (to renew my license), bought some things for Grant's birthday party, browsed Nordstrom, and wandered around Hobby Lobby, just because I could. Greg and I went out to dinner than night at The Local Cow and enjoyed our kid-free time together. The next morning we headed to Newport where we were meeting Ryan and Michelle and Eric and Leah for the night. We stopped in Woodburn to shop at the outlet stores and had some lunch before we were on our way again. The place Ryan and Michelle were at was really nice, right on the bay next to the bridge in Newport. We took a VERY windy walk across the bridge and wandered around the Bay Front for a bit before we headed back for another VERY windy trek back across the bridge. It was hilarious just how windy it was. We all had dinner at Rogue Brewery, which was fun and just hung out that evening, chatting and watching John Crist youtube bits.
The next morning we went out to coffee and walked around the marine exhibit before packing up and heading north to Lincoln City to meet the kids. We stopped for lunch at Tidal Raves, Ryan and Michelle's favorite restaurant at the coast. It lived up to the hype--the view, the food, the atmosphere-all of it was amazing. We watched whales play in the surf while we ate our lunch and just had a great time together. We also had the best key lime pie I have ever tasted in my life. Mmmm.
In Lincoln City, we met up with all the kids and grandpa and grandma, spent some time on the beach, and spent the night with them there. We headed home the next day, everyone slightly tired but happy. :)
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