Ocean Shores Washington Vacation

Our family took a much needed vacation to the beach last week, and enjoyed every minute of our time. We left on Tuesday the 16th, and returned home on Tuesday the 23rd. We stayed in Ocean Shores Washington, and loved being right on the beach in a small little quiet town. One of the reasons it was quiet is because we waited until the summer season was over so that it would not be so busy or as expensive as it would have been in the summer. We fell in love with the area, and have even talked about making it the place we would love to retire to. The temperatures were great the entire time, and although the water was cold Ellie and Jake still chose to play in the water. One older lady said as she was passing by that they reminded her of her first time at the beach. By the time the kids got out of the water they had blue lips, and goose bumps all over. We had the best of both worlds Ray and I, he loves the Jetty, where the water beats up against the rocks. He loves the power it brings, and the force you feel as the water crashes against the boulders. I had the sandy beaches, where you could walk forever searching for beautiful sand dollars, and sea shells of which we found lots and lots of both. While in Ocean Shores we found several cool parks with playground equipment that we had never seen before, and the kids had a blast maneuvering their way through. We even had the chance of seeing sea lions out in the water. They never got close enough to get full body pictures, but I was able to get some descent head shots of several. One day while at the Jetty we watched the Coast Guard move in on a boat that we later were told was sinking. I got some pictures of it, and talked of how awesome it was to the guy who let us check it out with his binoculars, and then had to apologize for sounding so cold. He assured me he was not offended and thought it was kinda cool to see as well. The slide show that I have attached has comments made on each picture if you want to read them just click play. We had a great time, and were not sure we were ready to come home when the weak came to an end. We were able to see lots of dear who have made this small coastal town there home, and also had fun feeding the seagulls. Both kids were excited to get hoodie sweat shirts to wear, and Ray was able to find an old peace of drift wood he brought home with him along with a tupperware dish full of sand. I brought home lots of sand dollars and sea shells. We are all looking forward for our Vacation to Ocean Shores next year.

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