I’ve been super excited for this vacation for some time now. Curt and I flew into WA where his uncle and aunt live, spent one night there and off on the road we went. Three cars: His parents, grandma, two brothers, sister-in-law and niece. So fun!

The first stop on our road trip was Multnomah Falls. If you are ever around that area, you should make a point to go there too. It was sooo beautiful!P.S. The awful beard the guys are sporting have a purpose. One of their cousins is getting married this summer and ridiculous facial hair is required for the bachelor party. I’m counting down the days.

Yes, I took a lot of photos, but I promise this is the last one I will post :):The second stop was this really cool fast food place, called Burgerville. I’m not sure if they have them in other states, but I loved it. The food is awesome and they seem to be very environmentally friendly. Super bonus :)

And then we made it to the coast. Ahhhhhh. We stayed at this amazing vacation rental called Splendor by the Sea, and you should definitely check it out. It was perfect! We had the most amazing view and we could see seals jumping in the water while eating dinner. Pretty fun :)

We spent most of our time going for walks, playing board games, watching World Cup matches, playing soccer on the beach, and we took turns making dinner.  We also had a bonfire at the beach which included s’mores and a Lady Gaga dance party.

And then there are priceless moments like these when there’s nothing left to do but laugh until you cry:

I love the fog:

And while it was super entertaining to watch the boys attempting to surf in the frigid water, Melissa and I decided to check out all the cool sea life. I had never seen so many starfish before and to be completely honest, I didn’t know there were so many different colors.

The next day we drove to Newport to check out the seals, buy salt water taffy and have some yummy seafood.

Loved watching these guys and I got a seal ornament for my Christmas tree to remember this awesome trip.

It’s a miracle I can keep images in focus with these two on the other side of the lens.

If you’ve been to the Oregon Coast, you’ve probably been to Mo’s and you are probably craving their clam chowder right about now.

And of course, the best part of the trip was to get to spend time with this little princess:

I know I’m extremely blessed to have the best in-laws in the world and I definitely don’t take if for granted.