No Day at the Beach

On Oliver's 11 month birthday we packed up and headed to Pacific City for a day of sand and surf. Graham tied the surf board to the top of the car, we all piled in, including Roxy, and got on our way. The forcast for the day was to be mid 70's and sunny by afternoon. When we arrived it was maybe 60 degrees and windy! the waves weren't very good either. Graham didn't bring a sweatshirt and so we decided if it was too cold for him is was WAY to cold for Oliver. We played in the sand for a few minutes and then got back in the car and headed toward Tillamook to the Cheese factory. It has been years since I have been there and I am always surprised at how busy it is. When I was little I spent a summer or two hanign out in the Land of Cows and we used to visit the Cheese factroy frequently. This day you must have had to wait in line for 1/2 hour before even ordering your ice cream, then people moved over the the cheese line while eating thier cone! We took a bring look around and got back in our car and drove home.

 

Got the Dog and the Board, ready to go...

 

  

Look at my teeth coming in!

 Stop! In the naamme of loove....

 

Toes in the sand.

Daddy's Dinner

Last Thursday was the beginning of our whirlwind week. Granma and Poppa Rick came up for a visit, a haircut with the FABULOUS Karen Miles, a little shopping and dinner at Olea.

We tried to not be the first ticket of the night, due to Graham's wishes, but alas, we had good luck catching the Street Car and got there almost on time for dinner service to start. We were the only ones in the restaurant and there were a few customers outside enjoying Happy Hour.

We started off the evening with drinks.

The Mojito. mmmm.....with a hint of basil, so tasty!

Oliver chowin' on some cheerios and making a mess.

After we ordered drinks the boys sent out an amazing Roasted Sweet Corn Soup. The bowls came out with a tasty little relish in the center, some little tomatoes sliced in half and chili oil. The waiter then poured the soup for each of us one at a time.

The next course was a Romaine, Corn & Quinoa Salad for Mom, Graham's new mussel dish for Poppa Rick (who couldn't stop talking about how good it was!) and a Grilled Peach & Arugula Salad for myself. ( I forgot to take pictures until half way through dinner!)

Dinner was next.

Granma had the Scallops.

Poppa Rick had the Chicken.

I had Graham's Pappardelle dish, with Morels and English Peas but forgot to take a picture!

Granma's new do.

Daddy got Ollie some peas, he LOVED them!

After Dinner we were each given our own dessert, just when we thought we couldn't eat another bite!

Poppa Rick got Peach Creme Brulee.

Granma's cold Cantaloupe Soup with Strawberry Sorbet and Melon balls.My Panna Cotta with Blueberry Compote.The Pastry Chef Kristy made Oliver his very own animal cookies out of pie crust. She had never done them before and just happen to have little animal cutters.

He ate every last one...


After dinner, Oliver and I headed down to Lebanon to start the next leg of our journey to Southern Oregon the next day.