I went to go visit my parents and my older sister and her family in Oregon at the end of August. It was the first time I got to see my new niece, Teela, who was born in April. She is definitely a cutie and she was very calm and good-natured. Look how adorable she is...
While I was visiting at my parents' house, we got to pick wild blackberries. They grow all along the side of the road right across the street from their house. We made blackberry crepes for breakfast one morning, which was yummy.
We went to Newport one of the days to go to the coast. The boys (my nephews) had a lot of fun at the beach and played in the water for a long time. Unfortunately, this made them totally soaking wet for the drive home, but they still had a blast.
We saw Sea Lions by the harbor sunning themselves on wooden docks and also on a little rocky island a little further in the water. Anytime any of them would move or get any of the others wet, they would all start honking and complaining. Such a lazy life...
Here's a link to more pictures from the trip... http://picasaweb.google.com/schmelode/OregonFamilyVisit?authkey=N9LHB1QVpx4#
