VACATION TIME!!!

For a wedding present in May of 2007 my sister gave us a WONDERFUL present of a week at Otter Crest on the Oregon Coast this summer. We went there and spent a week this month and I have to tell you it was sooooo relaxing and beautiful over there. Typically on the Oregon Coast it is windy and cold no matter what the time of year. The week we were there it was PERFECT weather. In fact one day I layed by the pool....yes I actually layed in the sun by the pool because the weather was so nice....and I ended up with a sunburn. We all had such a nice time. Taylor took her friend Leah with us so that she would have someone to hang out with. Actually it was more because that way I would not have to listen to how bored she was for 7 days. Smart huh?? :) They spent the days swimming in the outdoor heated pool. The water was about 90 degrees. It was awesome! McKenzie loved the water and decided she liked it when someone was holding her and she could dunk her own head down in the water and then lift it back up. What a clown she is getting to be. There was also a fitness center there and Taylor and Leah went to that most mornings and evenings to workout. I can not really tell you what was in the workout room because I never stepped foot in it. To me working out and vacation are not two things that go together :)

These first pictures are taken from the deck of the room we were staying in. Oh ya...the room we stayed in was HUGE. We had 3 queen beds and two couches that pulled out into beds. There were two full bathrooms and a great kitchen. It was a loft suite and the girls slept upstairs. They each had a queen bed and a bathroom all to themselves. It had a tv, vcr, and dvd player for them too along with 2 big closest for all the clothes they brought with them.....and never wore. Down stairs there was a private bedroom with a microwave, coffee maker, and mini fridge. Also downstairs off of the main living room was a full bathroom and a small living room with a couch, tv, vcr, and dvd player. Then in the main living area was a big living room with a deck, a couch, loveseat, dining table with chairs, tv, vcr, dvd player and fireplace. The kitchen had everything you would have at home. Microwave, toaster, fully stocked with dishes and just everything!

Okay back to what I was saying before....these first pictures were taken from our deck at different times throughout our stay. Can you say AMAZING??!!!

This is just McKenzie chilling in her bouncer in the living room at the coast. She really did great there except at night when she was unsure about going to sleep where she did not know were surroundings. She ended up sleeping on the bed most nights with either daddy, or me. All three of us could not sleep in the bed because there was just not enough room so one of us slept somehwhere else when little one here woke up and wanted in the bed.

These two pictures are of the private bedroom with the mini kitchen in it. Very nice.

These pictures are where Taylor and Leah called home for 7 days. This is what it looked like when they first unpacked. I did not take a picture of what it looked like on the 7th day. Trust me you did not want to see that!

Here is a great shot overlooking the living room from the loft where the girls were sleeping.

Living room, kitchen, and dining area. Check out the girls hamming it up for the camera. And Bill relaxing on the chair playing some motorcross on the xbox. Yep...he was on Vacation too.

One night Bill, Janet (Leah's mom who came and stayed with us for the weekend), and I went to the casino and left the teenagers to babysit. We came back and I had to take this picture before we woke them up. I guess McKenzie really wore them out. HA HA

Finally this is a picture from down the hill where our room was up to the top where we had to walk to get to our car. That was just part of the hill. Once you got to the top of this hill there was yet another one. When I said I did not work out during the week I forgot that I did because I walked up and down this about 5 times I guess, but it seems like I did it about 100.

I just want to say thank you to my sister giving us this wonderful present. We had such a great time and enjoyed ourself a lot!!!! Thanks H1....YOU ROCK!!

Lots of love to everyone from Kelli, Bill, Taylor and McKenzie!!