Mom & Dad Aug '10, cont.

Tide pools are fascinating to me and it was fun to explore them with Ben and Noelle. There were mussels and starfish everywhere- Ben was mesmerized by the sea anemones.

A huge wave came in and shocked Ben. "The water is not supposed to be this cold! It's August, people!" Look at the starfish on the rocks behind his head.

Noelle was laughing at Ben until the cold waves hit her feet!

Ben went through the tunnel and took this picture of Noelle and me through one of the view holes.

The next morning, we piled into the car and headed out for two stops. The first one was Cape Meares Lighthouse. It was a nice walk through the forest to the lighthouse.

We stopped for a picture- thanks to a perfectly placed bench, we got this self portrait.

The lighthouse isn't very tall but it doesn't need to be since it is on the side of a cliff.

Trying to get a serious shot was hard. You should have seen the others.

Finally!

We saw this adorable little creature on the way back up the trail.

Time for stop number two- lunch and tour at the Tillamook Cheese Factory.