Oregon Vacation: The Beach and Mountains In One Trip

It is that time of year again, time for the Barrand family vacation and this year we went to the Oregon coast! We love the Oregon coast! Brian and I were able to spend the entire week with my family and we had the best time!.  We played in the sand, explored tide pools, caught some crabs, visited the aquarium and relaxed! All the ingredients you need for a perfect vacation. Get ready for picture overload.

Glass Blowing!!!! 

Bon Fire!! 

Crabbing Pictures 

Exploring the Aquarium 

Brian and I took the kids to climb the giant sand hill.  To everyone's surprise, Maveric beat everyone to the top! These are his domination poses. 

Tillamook Cheese Factory

After spending a week a the beach Brian and were able to spend a few days at his cabin.  Brian's grandparents were in Enterprise as well.  We had a great time in the mountains! 

Brian cleaning out his fish - for the first time...

Wallowa Lake Tramway - We took the tram to the top of Mount Howard and the most beautiful views of the mountains!

Mini Golf!

On the way home we had some cancelled flights and ended up sleeping in the Chicago airport. We made the best of it! We found a little corner, got comfortable and watch our favorite TV show on our tablets!

Clearly, our vacation was awesome. All the pictures speak for themselves.  We love any time we can spend with family.