Last Minute Trip to Oregon Coast

Last Thursday evening Kevin and I made a last minute decision to head down to the Oregon coast to visit Grandma B and Grandpa D. So I spent all Friday morning packing us up and we started the trip just after lunch. As always, Mckinley was a great little traveller, but we all were really glad to arrive late Friday night.

We all had a great time--Mckinley especially enjoyed getting to visit with her Grandma and Grandpa (and their dog Murphy too!). It is fun that Mckinley is getting to an age where she remembers her grandparents even after weeks of seeing them. She had a blast playing all day and getting out to see the sights on a beautiful coastal weekend.

On the way home it hit me that this would be our last trip down there just the three of us (plus Max). As I looked at our incredibly packed car I thought, "where are we going to fit another baby?". I guess I will just have to come up with some creative packing techniques! :) It seems lately like we are coming across a lot of "lasts" as a family of three. Obviously we are so excited for Kyan to get here, but at the same time we are trying to make these last couple of months with just us and Mckinley special. Soon we will have to divide up our time between the two so I really want her to get special attention now. I think this trip was a good representation of that effort. While it wasn't anything but a relaxing weekend with the grandparents, it was making memories with her at a point in time before she had siblings.

Here are some pictures of our trip:

                                                     Practicing pushing a stroller already!

Mckinley loved the crown grandma made for her!

                                              We were testing out the new double stroller that the grandparents got for us! :)

                                                                                 Yum!