Ringing in 2015!

Sean and I had the entire week after Christmas off this year which was so nice!  We had plans to go meet our good friends, the Mowery's at Eagle Crest, which is near Redmond in Central Oregon this year but unfortunately their son Logan came down with the flu the day before we were going to leave to meet them out there.  We were going to be in Eagle Crest for 3 nights over New's Year Eve.  We quickly changed our plans to do a quick two night trip to the coast and spent New Year's Eve in Portland.  We went to our good friend Rosie and Thomas' house for a yummy salmon and fondue dinner and then came home and rang in the New Year with our good friend Brendan.  Sean, Brendan, and I made it to midnight and I did bake some yummy chocolate cookies and we drank some very yummy Pinot Noir from Four Graces that we had been saving for a special occasion.  It was a very fun New Year's. 

Brandon and his bud-Mikayla Rosie and Thomas' daughter at 11.5 months

Olivia joined in the fun!

Lots of babies in the pen!

Trevin having some fun too!  Mikayla loved Brandon

Going for her favorite spots-outlets!

First attempt at group shot-Olivia tried to climb off the couch

Brandon and Mikayla and Trevin

These cuties weren't even born last year at this time and now they are almost 1 years old!

Another attempt at a group shot

Brandon and Olivia New year's Eve 2014

Silly kids on the couch!

There's a good group shot!

Brendan tasting one of our newest beer creations a Belgium Abby Dubbel beer and it was yummy!

We went over to our good friend Brendan and Sara's house to watch the Ducks play in the Rose Bowl.  They dominated Florida State and it was a lot of fun to watch the game with friends.  Unfortunately, the Ducks lost two weeks later in the National Title game to Ohio State.

Mommy and daughter selfie in our Ducks gear

All ready for the game

Olivia and Daddy watching the Rose Bowl

Game time!

Family group shot

Yay! We won the Rose Bowl!

Happy Duck family

We headed to Lincoln City on January 2nd for two nights at a beautiful condo right overlooking the ocean.  We loved the proximity to the beach and to town.  Our condo had a beautiful balcony that overlooked the ocean and a hot tub on the balcony.  It was so nice to be able to relax out on the hot tub and watch the waves and the stars.  We got into Lincoln City on the first day at around 1:30 and checked in and then went and got some lunch at this fun little bar and grill.  We had yummy chowder with sandwiches and the kids had chicken strips.  Then we went to a fun little Christmas Shop that has Christmas ornaments and decorations year round.  I let Brandon pick out an ornament for the tree and he picked out this cute "three little pigs" ornament.  We also went to a yummy local candy shop that had awesome huge Carmel apples.  Then Brandon really wanted to go to the beach so him and I went to the beach near the condo and Sean and Olivia went to the store to get groceries.  We ended up eating dinner at home that night and the kids went to bed pretty early because they both did not nap that long and Sean and I enjoyed some fun drinks in the hot tub together.

Brandon out on the balcony in our condo

Both kids were super excited to see the ocean

Olivia looking at the ocean

Such a cutie!

Enjoying some lunch!

Love her smile!

Such a ham!

Brandon and I went down to the ocean while Daddy and sister went shopping

So much fun on the beach!

Brandon loved the ocean this time.  He could have spent his entire time down at the beach.

The next day the kids slept in pretty late and slept good together in the same room.  They immediately rushed out to the balcony to look at the ocean.  They were eager to get out on the beach.  We ate a yummy breakfast of eggs, sausage, and hash browns and I made a Starbucks run and then we headed down to the beach.  It was a beautiful partially sunny day with no wind and about 50 degrees.  It was warmer at the beach than it was in Portland!  We went down to the beach near our condo and spent a good hour and a half down there playing in the sand and the ocean.  Then the kids came back up got baths and had lunch and took a long nap.  They then got up and we went back down to the ocean to play some more before dinner and then drove down to Depoe Bay to the Sea Hag, one of our favorite seafood restaurants in the area.  The kids had a lot of fun eating at a restaurant although it was exhausting for Sean and I because Olivia hates to sit still and hates sitting in high chairs now.  We came back to the condo and unfortunately the kids would not go to bed.  Olivia kept waking up every time we put her in her pack n play and Brandon would not go to sleep.  We ended up going to bed very late and then getting up very early due to Olivia waking up at 6:30 AM.

Breakfast at the condo

All excited for the beach in the morning

Olivia on the beach

Wearing her kitty hat

Beautiful view of the coast in the morning

Olivia and Sean at the beach

Beautiful view of the beach from our balcony

Brandon enjoying running in the waves

Olivia and Daddy

Running all around

At first Olivia did not like the ocean and was scared of it but then she warmed up

Baby on the beach

Running all over in the sand

Beautiful ocean view

Running around the sand

She had a lot of fun digging in the sand

Brandon running in the ocean

Running at the beach

Olivia just decided to sit down in the water!

Beach girl!

Brandon wading in some very deep tide pools

Olivia almost 18 months

Playing on the beach

Running some more in the sand

Seagulls-Olivia loved to chase them

Sibling hug!

Playing together

Mommy got in the picture too!

Sean and the two kiddos at dinner at Sea Hag in Depoe Bay

Chasing waves and being silly

Getting cold

And this is her "I am really cold mommy" face

We had so much at the beach that we promised Brandon we would back soon again, probably in the spring.  On our way out we bought some fresh seafood at a stand in Lincoln City and had some really yummy Petrale Sole (a very mild white fish) and clams for dinner.  We sad our vacation was over and we had to head back to reality and work!