A few weekends ago Jordan and I got to go to Mud Fest outside of Brownsville. It was really fun. When we got there it was like a sensory overload for me. We drove into a field that was probably 60 acres or more and there were rigs everywhere. The field started out all grass and by the end of the day it was like 2 feet deep in mud. It was something to see.
I think our Bronco was the cleanest rig there.
This was just some random guy, to show you how muddy it was.
Last weekend we took our first trip of the year and our first trip since we've had Austyn to the coast. We started in Florence and went all the way up to Astoria. And for all of you wondering, yes we did leave to go over during the tsunami warning. So from Florence we went to the Sea Lion Caves which were totally amazing. There were so many Sea Lions there and the weather and views were spectacular. Next we went on to Heceta Head Lighthouse where we hiked up to the Lighthouse and looked out over the ocean for tidal waves. HA HA! Then on to Lincoln City where we stayed in an ocean front motel and took Austyn swimming for the first time. It was so much fun to watch the ocean and listen to it all night. Austyn did pretty good overall in the pool, at first she was clinging to me and a little scared (which was so cute). She warmed up to it and then had fun. The next day we headed to a suspension bridge which we hiked 3 miles in the pouring rain. But it was worth it in the end. Maybe, I still haven't made my mind up yet!!! The Tillamook Cheese Factory was our next stop and then to Seaside for the night. Again an ocean front motel and swimming. The next day was Astoria and home to the end of a nasty wind storm to end our trip. Austyn did amazing and we had so much fun. Our next trip is in April to go down to Glide and hike to a bunch of waterfalls. It should be fun. Hope the weather is nice.
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| Here we are at our first stop |
This was the view of Heceta Head lighthouse from Sea Lion Caves
This Sea Lion sat like this the whole time we were there. I asked
why they sit like that and was told it takes the pressure off their necks.
Hiking up to the lighthouse. Austyn is quite the trooper.
This was the view from our room.
Her first swimming experience
The suspension bridge outside of Lincoln City
This was the waterfall under the bridge
Austyn had her 6 month check up and did excellent. She weighed 17 pounds 5.5 ounces, she was 26 3/4 inches and 17 3/8 for her head. All in the 80% - 90% range. What a big baby! We started carrots for her first food and she seems to like it. It's fun to start giving her different things to eat now. She started putting two syllables together on our trip. Jordan and I were pretty excited to hear her say da-da and ma-ma. She rolls everywhere now and is just changing every second. I bought her some nine month jammies a few weeks ago and now they are almost too small. On to 12 months. I can't believe how big she is.
Happy St. Patty's Day!
Jordan has his first test for his Engineer on Thursday and has been studying like crazy. He'll do great! My back is doing so much better. No more physical therapy and I'm cleared to do whatever I feel I can. Elliptical here I come. I have to loose the rest of Austyn. It's driving me insane. I still have a little leg pain, but is totally manageable with an ibuprofen if needed. My job is going great. I still like it a lot which is saying something for me :) I think it's just enough to get out of the house and not too much to hate it.
Hope everyone is doing well. Thanks for keeping up with us! Take care.
