First lesson learned in Oregon

Last Friday Nate had off so we headed out to the coast for a few hours. The girls had a blast but I definitely was reminded about Oregon weather. The weather at my parents house in the valley was great! It was warm (upper 70's) when we left and the high was forecasted to be in the 90's. Thursday night I had checked the weather at the coast and it was forecasted to be in the upper 70's-low 80's with sun (lots of sun). 

So Friday morning we woke up and dressed in shorts and t-shirts, packed a picnic lunch, and grabbed all the other items we'd need at the coast (buckets/shovels, blanket to sit on, towels, etc).

As we got closer to the coast I saw clouds and lots of them. I checked the current weather on my phone and it said it was foggy and 53. What!?!?! I kept hoping that by the time we arrived it would be warmer. I had packed extra clothes, but they were all short sleeve and shorts. I had no jackets or pants for anyone in the family. 

We arrived at the beach and it was foggy and cold. Fiddlesticks! Sanaa REALLY wanted out so I opened the door to the van and she said, "Oh no! It's so cold!" 

We had just driven 1 1/2 hours and I was in a foul mood since the weather had not cooperated AT ALL. I headed off to the bathroom (i.e. walked quickly!) while Nate stayed in the van with the girls and searched on his phone for a place we could buy warmer clothes.

Nate found an outlet mall and we headed over. I bought pants and jackets for everyone. Our cheap little excursion to the beach ended up costing us about $130 since we didn't have the appropriate clothing. 

Stupid weather. 

But all the items I bought we'll be wearing more as the weather cools.  

First lesson in Oregon learned: Regardless of the weather forecast for the coast, ALWAYS take pants and a jacket along.

Once we all had warmer clothing to wear we enjoyed our time on the beach digging in the sand, finding rocks, and watching the waves and seagulls.

Since arriving in Oregon we have played outside a lot! There is so much to explore at my parents house. Sanaa has also started going barefoot every where. She didn't do this in Texas, but here we'll head outside and one of the first things she does is take off her shoes (or flip flops depending on what she is wearing).

Layla loves being outside too and if I don't let her out when Sanaa is out she will let me know how much she disapproves of that decision.

I have more pictures on our camera (the above pictures were from my phone) but I have no idea where the cord to connect the camera to computer is. I had packed the cord in a place that I would remember, but I obviously packed it in the wrong spot.