Beach Bums

We day-tripped it to the Oregon Coast about a month ago.
And by "we," I mean just The Pants and I.

Our lovely friends offered to take Nanners for the day and we took them up on it.

They promised a gratuitous text picture of Nanners smiling at some point during the day and another text saying how much fun she was having--no more, no less. 

Perfect.

We spent our day on a short 2 mile hike near Cannon beach to spot a lighthouse.

(These pictures are always more of The Pants' arm than anything else but they work--Mine aren't long enough to get more than just me. Notice the arm crop here.)

We enjoyed some fresh seafood fare and the candy at Bruce's Candy Kitchen in Cannon Beach.

This really is my favorite Oregon coast town. Up until this summer we've gone to Lincoln City which is really just like Beaverton at the beach. Not the quaint charm I'm looking for in a beach town. Cannon Beach however, has been wooing me back to the coast. 

Then we headed for Seaside so The Pants could show me the ways of Fascination. 

He and his brother played a lot of this game every time their family came to the beach as a kid.

It was really addicting and fun. We spent $20 to win these three tickets but they made the little girl we gave them to quite happy. We would have needed about 100 more to win the walkman we wanted!

And an elephant ear for the road and we were headed back to Portland.

This elephant ear symbolizes how well The Pants and I compromise. Berries and cream cheese on one side, cinnamon and sugar on the other. It just works. 

Nanners was so tuckered out from her adventures with her friend Lucy.

She was ready for bed by the time we picked her up.

Perfect.