Portland Day 2

After a very long day yesterday, we all crashed early and slept in this morning. We didn't wake up until 9am, we all obviously needed the rest.  After a tag team morning getting the kids fed and ready while we showered, we headed out to the coast. The kids were great tavelers for the hour and a half ride, we did a bit of singing to entertain Evy, but the big kids were happy with their DS's, and Sierra played a few stories on her LeapPad. When we got to Seaside, we visited the aquarium, it wasn't all that great, but we got to see some seals and they were really cute and making funny growling sounds that kept scaring Evelyn.
After some lunch, we headed to the beach, it was a bit gloomy and had been raining earlier in the day, but we didnt get rained on and it wasn't too terribly cold. Sierra built some sand castles while the rest of us dipped our toes in the ocean a bit, the water wasnt as cold as I had thought it would be, and Dave and Reece actually got all the way in. We took lots of pictures that will have to wait until we get home and I can upload them to my computer. We did some sight seeing and stopped in a few shops, the kids rode the tilt-a-whirl with Dave and went on the carousel, and we had ice cream cones. On our way home we stopped for dinner at Camp 18 and stuffed our selves to the tops of our heads. Now the kids are bathed and in bed, almost asleep, and the grown ups arent far behind them. Sierra has felt even better today so I know her counts are on the rise, I am bummed that she didnt get to go in the ocean, but she will have other chances for that, she said it was too cold for her. Tomorrow we head to the zoo for a full day of fun. I hope we dont wear the kids out to quickly with being so busy these next few days, they are definitely sleeping well at night though:)