One of the cloudy morning, we headed over to Seaside to play dirty tourist (and I only say that because most others touring there were staying in hotels and didn't smell like campfire smoke...)
Graham has really fond memories of going on the carousel and bumper cars as a kid so was really excited to introduce them to our kids. Isla was totally uninterested in the bumper cars (until after the fact) and I guess Emma sort of was too but she didn't have much of a choice in the matter. She looked totally petrified for most of it but was pretty happy afterwards (maybe because it was over?)
The carousel was more of a hit though again it took Emma awhile to warm up.
When we got back to camp, the sun appeared so we made a run for the beach!
It was REALLY windy though...
...perfect for flying kites!
Graham had a blast with my dad's stunt kite, chasing down fellow beach-goers and coming within inches of their heads. That man may be 30, but he certainly still is a boy at heart!
The ladies and the kids tried to be closer to the water but ended up running for cover from the wind next to one of the dunes. It was a relief to be able to open our eyes again!
On our last day there, we went on a fort adventure. Isla thought the bunkers were pretty cool though it did open up a topic we've never discussed before: war.
A few of us broke into spontaneous song and harmony in the battery. Man, the echo in there makes anyone sound amazing! We sang Jesus Loves Me per Isla's request and little did we know we had an audience who broke into applause when we were finished. I need to find that video - it really did sound incredible!
On the other side of the bunker, we discovered this trail and so we embarked on our own little nature hike. The colors were so gorgeous!
The kids found a lot of cool stuff, including long grass that they used to tickle Grandpa.
And wouldn't you know it, the trail was lined with a couple of pear trees! The boys went to work nabbing us all a little snack.
I guess she's a jeep girl, just like her mama.
And in case I've lost you all with the length of these trip posts, let me bring you back with this one last picture. Here is Uncle Josh in his camping best. I'm pretty sure he ordered this lovely number late one night after watching an infomercial. Thankfully he got two for the price of one so both he and Uncle Ben were able to sport them around camp one evening.
We were all jealous. So very, very jealous.
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