North to Astoria

Today was another blustery, cold, rainy day. We headed to Astoria to the Maritime Museum and learned about the wild joining of the Columbia River and Pacific Ocean, the over-fishing of salmon and sand bar piloting.

The Flaval House.





For lunch we headed to The Wet Dog Cafe. The location was great, the decor was awesome and the food was fantastic. I started the meal with an amazing cup of hot chocolate.



We shared two puppy hamburgers. Super great.

The best clam chowder Zach has had this trip.



Marionberry Cobbler.







The Astoria column.





We found the Goonies house, but were confronted with another no tresspassing sign. For fear of boobie traps, we turned around.

Four-mile bridge.

Died and Gone to Cheese Heaven

We spent Monday popping in and out of shops in Seaside before driving down the coast to the Tillamook Cheese Factory.





I'll have this piece.



A little German chocolate cake ice cream to help cool down that sunburn.

We visited my cousin Jackie in Cornelius. I haven't seen her in far too long.

We were having doggie withdrawls and needed to take Chloe and Will for a walk before hitting the town.







Calm Chloe.

Wild Will.

The beauty after the rain.

One doughnut shop, three personalities.

Tangtastic doughnut. Look Marc SODAPOP!

Low Tide at Cannon Beach

We spent the day at Cannon Beach, playing in the tide pools, flying kites and making sand castles. Here are a few shots of the creatures we found.











After the long day at the beach, Zach needed another slice of pizza.

Oregon Ho!

We're in Oregon for a week to celebrate Zach's parents' 25th anniversary. Today we went to the Cannon Beach Sandcastle Festival. Here are a few highlights.








Haystack Rock.

The local flora.

The best slice of pizza Zach has ever had. 'Pizza a Feta' in Cannon Beach.

Peonies we bought at the Hillsboro Farmer's Market. Two bucks a stem!

Hugging at Henry Hagg Lake.

We finally found the Roloff farm from TLC's 'Little People, Big World.' Unfortunately we respected their privacy.

German-style barbecue

Over the weekend we hosted a German-style barbecue to celebrate our wedding with friends and family. We had great weather, great food, great friends and more (this is starting to sound like a Training Table commercial).

We haven't received the pictures from our photographer yet, but follow this link to check out some she has posted on her blog.

sharonjohnsonphotography.blogspot.com

I'll post more photos when we get the CD.