Kate's First Wedding Cake

Katelyn was asked by Daniel and Ashley to make their wedding cake. Daniel used to tutor her before he went on his mission to Mexico. He got back in July and asked his sweetheart Ashley to marry him. It was such an honor for Katelyn to do this for them, she didn't like the attention that came with it. At the reception there were many of our friends from church there and they were all so impressed. As her Mom I couldn't believe how beautiful of a cake she did. It was very hard for me to step back and let do her thing. Way to go Kate!!

AHHH RELAXING

Yes I am missing the relaxing part of our vacation. I am hoping that we will able to do it again.

This was a fantastic trip and I am sure that the girls will always remember it.

Playing at the Beach - Gold Beach

We hit the beach everyday which was so much fun to lay out in the sun and play in the sand. We found so many shells and lots of white and black rocks that were so cool.

Since we were an a private beach we were able to find so many neat things since it wasn't picked over. It was really fun to have a beach all to yourself.

Beach Hike - Oregon

Bob has noted that if there are worn out cars parked on the side of the Coastal Hwy there must be something very cool. We he was quite right, we came upon an amazing hole/cave.

It was funny as we were walking down to it I was thinking to myself wow what a great hike, but on the way back to the car I was saying ouch my calf's are on fire who's idea was this. No really it was amazing and breathtaking, Bob and the Girls thought that it was one of the coolest/scariest things we had done in a very long time.

Trip Day 3 - Animal Safari Rescue Park

As we were driving up the coast we ran into this amazing Animal Safari Rescue Park. Oh my gosh Sonoma was in heaven. We had a great time being able to pet and see all kinds of animals.

This is one place I would love to go back to. Sonoma wished she could live there.

Day Trip Up The Oregen Coast

On our 2nd day we started driving up the Oregon Coast. We stopped at several different places and walked around small towns. Our favorite was a small town of Bandon, which had the best Clam Chowder, Fish and Chips, and Calamari. We also found a great candy shop and bought fudge which was super yummy.

Labor Day Trip - On the Road

Well at the last minute we decided to get away for the Labor Day holiday. Bob wanted to go to the beach but also go somewhere where the kids would have a great time. Since we didn't do a summer vacation and money is tight we picked Gold Beach, Oregon. It is in southern part of the state about 2 hours north of the California boarder. We left on Thursday and stayed till Monday.
This is at a small campground where we took a rest stop and to stretch.