Grab some popcorn and sit back for them all…

Just kidding.

I got a record 8+ hours of sleep last night.  We all did.  It was much needed, too.

We rose around 7 A.M. and had an excellent breakfast in our suite.  We packed ourselves up and scooted a few miles south to examine the beach with the tide out.  It did not disappoint.

We had the option of driving out onto the beach.  We decided not to risk it.  Testing out the response time of Oregon AAA isn’t in our vacation plans…

So we meandered down instead.

With the tide out we were able to walk amongst the creatures of the sea floor.

As they climbed the mounds the rule was to keep at least a strip of sand between them and the sea. 

I thought I’d try the Nigel stance myself.

Starfish!

Sigh – if only we had color coordinated outfits I could call our Christmas Card done! 

All nine kids.  (I’ve been counting heads for two days!)

It really was crazy cold out there.  We piled back into vans and headed back to our hotel.

We checked out of The Looking Glass, loaded the cars, and headed back to the beach.  With the tide out they had a perfect space for playing football. 

Tab is more of a beach girl.

And she gave kite flying a try, too.

The kids did an early Pacific Plunge.

And Johanna took a break from playing “cooking soup” with Katriel to do some exfoliating. 

There was one more Pacific Plunge that included Mr. Maxfield.

His entry into the water was excellent.

It really was cool out.  The kids tried to dry out some before we headed out.

Mrs. Maxfield had prepared chicken salad and we dined under the pavilion,

and out in the sun.

It really was cold. 

We headed back to the Maxfield’s where we lolled around all afternoon.

After dinner the kids played some Minute to Win It style games Mr. and Mrs. M prepped.  This game is to extend all weekend with the scored tied at the end of Thursday night 5 to 5. 

Most folks watched Paddington as the evening settled in.  I opted to blog.

The Steins will join us tomorrow.