Trip To Cannon Beach, Oregon...

We recently took a little trip down to Cannon Beach...and we had a fabulous time!  Of course I took a TON of pictures...so I am just going to upload all of them.  So many to go through.  I think they will probably be out of order, and maybe a bit repetitious...but...I like them. :)  The first 2 days were a bit cloudy, but by the end, Mr. Sun came out and gave us his greatest smiles.  Take a look...

This was our room...we stayed at the Tolovana Inn...We had an oceanfront room, which was PERFECT!   We could just sit on the deck and listen to the waves.  Loved it.  It was a 2 bedroom, 2 bath, with a living room, dining room and kitchen.  Very spacious for our loud and rambunctious party of 6!

See...I was there!! :)

                                         

This was our room...Nicki and I were still looking for "beach money"...aka...What Ryan calls sand dollars.

Joe had no idea what he was doing...

Just as I told Kaycee to SMILE...she showed me her snacks!  Thanks Kaycee!!

My sweet boys...

We walked quite a ways in the sand....Ryan was tired, so Tony carried him by his jacket.  Hey...it worked!

Nicki, Joey and Ryan flying kites

We were the middle room/2nd floor

This was Kaycee's first time at the beach.  She loved it until the waves made her fall down, then she was done.  But it was fun watching her...I love those baby firsts...

She is just starting to decide here that this might not be such a good thing

My favorite picture of all...

Kaycee was walking and watching her shadow.  She kept looking at it like,

"Hey, who are you walking beside me?!"  LOVE it!!

Daddy's hugs are the best!

We took a day to head over to Seaside...we decided we liked Cannon Beach much better

The End of the Luis and Clark Expedition...

Nicki, Joey and Ryan bought "crazy hats"...good times!

We ended our trip with a stop at the Tillamook Cheese Factory...It wasn't until we were driving away that we discovered we never had any cheese! 

W...Wanna Watch Some Videos?! :)

****NOTE****before watching any videos, be sure to shut off the music playing on the right side bar of this blog...otherwise they will all play at the same time!! :)
Well, I was finally able to figure out my new video camera and how to put my videos on the computer...I don't know why these things are so hard for me.  But one day I am going to kidnap a computer whiz, and make him live in my basement and whenever I want...he...or she...will fix, maintain, and teach me all of the computer secrets. 
So...on this W post, I thought I would ask you...would you like to watch some videos? 
First, we have, Nicki singing at her schools talent show.  She sang "Hallelujah" from the movie, Shrek.  As her mama...I think she did pretty good! :)  (Ok, she didn't really look like this, but was playing with the computer...teehee...)

click here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5TeoX8tpPk

Next, we have Joey...he also was in the talent show.  It was NOT Mama pre-approved, so I was quite worried when he said he was going to do a football act.  Not approved meaning, everytime I asked him, "So, what is your act?"  His reply was, "Oh we haven't figured it out yet, but it is hilarious!"  OK...so, on the day of the show, this is what they had:  (OK...he did ok for a not mama approved stunt!)

click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kJsschmcRk

Here is another Nicki singing video.  She was recently in a singing competition/festival for her singing school, and she won.  She sang "her version" of Loretta Lynns, Coal Miners Daughter...

click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AenUcJX4lAA

And last, because it has been on the camera the longest, this is Nicki on stage with The Three Christian Tenors.  She entered a contest to sing onstage with the tenors, Shane Wiebe, Mark David Williams and Jason Catron.  While she didn't win, they called her up on stage because she won runner up.  And it is just a funny little clip of Nicki with the Tenors.  They were so nice to her, and each time I watch it, it makes me laugh!!

click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq0iwidtPKs

So, that is it for my videos...Hope you liked them!  If you want to join in on some more fun, head on over to Jenny's site for more W posts!!  www.jennymatlock.blogspot.com