the 'sides of spring break

We started Spring Break and Conference weekend in Sunnyside!

We watched Conference, enjoyed the sunny and windy weather, celebrated Drew's birthday side by side with cousins, and gathered outside for the traditional balloon release. 

 

 Monday we headed to Seaside, Oregon for a few days. 

What was it like?  In Ali's words:

 We had a blast playing in this water right outside our hotel.

 

 And this water inside our hotel:

  We loved the beach at Seaside!

 

We decided to see a different side of the area so we drove the 10 miles to Cannon Beach, and started at Haystack Rock.

We were happy to get a family picture, framed inside of these two rocks.

We had just as much fun playing at Indian Beach, too, located in Ecola State Park.

 

Back in Seaside, we wanted to discover all sides of the area so...we made sure to check out the candy store, the ice cream shop, the carousel, the arcade, the sea shops, and we ate at Pig 'N Pancake (a childhood memory) more than once.  The food was rated the BEST in the WEST on all sides, especially the hot chocolate, pancakes, fish and chips, french toast, and milkshakes.  So basically, everything we ate!

 

We finished off the trip with a (quick) visit to the (very small) Seaside Aquarium.  We fed the seals (the highlight) and walked inside the one room aquarium to see more marine life.

 

We had so much fun, we hope to visit Seaside again.