John, Brian, Steven, and Nathan have started a tradition called "Mancation". They ride dirt bikes for a few days and have "man" time. This year they planned the trip in Tillamook and rented a cabin out in the Tillamook National Forest.
John and Steven left for Oregon on the 1st, stayed the night at Cannon Beach and met Brian and Nathan on the 2nd. They all seemed to have a really good time riding and hanging out at night watching football, laughing, and ya know...stinkin' up the cabin.
Since John was going to be gone, I figured it would be a good time to go visit my Young Women's President (LeeAnn Stahn) from my youth. She was dying of cancer and didn't have much longer. Jaime wanted to take her three youngest to visit our parents too so we decided to just take a road trip together. We left on September 27th and stayed a few days in Central Oregon and then went to Cannon Beach. My mom and I had a very nice visit with LeeAnn catching up on her family and letting her know we were praying and cared about her. She went downhill pretty fast after that visit and didn't allow visitors before passing away peacefully surrounded by her husband, two of her sons, and sister. I know that one day I will see her again in a healthy state with a smile on her face in heaven.
The beach was so amazing! It was so warm (in the 70s and I think one day maybe even 80) for the Oregon Coast in October! We saw Elk, Whales, and experienced hearing the hilarious "cow warning call" for the first time and we've all been going there our entire lives!
We did or went to the usual spots...relaxing on the beach while the kids play, swimming at the rec. center, Bruce's Candy Kitchen, and Fish 'n Chips at Ecola Seafoods.
After the beach, we went back to Central Oregon for a couple of more days before leaving for Utah. Jaime and I decided that it was time to go when our kids started destroying our parents house. Colby splashed so much water over the bath it caused some water to start dripping downstairs. Max locked Jaime's stuff in the bathroom and they had to drill a hole in the hardware and one of the kids knocked over the t.v. speakers. Our drive home was pretty good except for the nastiest diaper blow out by Colby.
Overall, it was so worth the drive and I enjoyed the time I had with my sister!
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