The Oregon Coast

Travis and his girls.

Last week it was very hot here in Portland (over 100 degrees) which is hot for the northwest. It was big news here, seriously, just like it is big news if it snows. We wanted to escape so we went to the Oregon Coast for the day which was at least 30 degrees cooler. We were going to do our usual day trip to Cannon Beach and then down to Tillamook for a stop at the Tillamook Cheese Factory to get ice cream. When we got to the turn off to go to Cannon Beach or Tillamook, it was completely backed up for Cannon (I think a lot of people from Portland were thinking the same as us), so we thought we would head to get ice cream first. Tillamook is great ice cream, but not as good as Blue Bell. I am an ice cream connoisseur,I know what good ice cream is since it is my favorite thing to eat.


The beach house we stayed in for a family reunion.

After the stop in Tillamook we headed up to Cannon along Highway 101, it is a gorgeous drive along the coast. There was so much traffic heading up north so we decided to stop in Rockaway Beach and park in front of a beach house we stayed at 5 years ago for a family reunion. This house is right on the beach and is actually for sale right now for only 1.2 million if any of the Risenmay family is interested. We were 1 of 3 families on this beach, it was so quiet. I love the Oregon Coast, the water is not warm, only a few brave souls actually swim in the ocean. It was a little cloudy but absolutely beautiful and such a peaceful, relaxing place to just enjoy spending time with our little family. We played soccer, Frisbee, baseball, ran away from the cold waves, looked for shells, and dug in the sand.



Jake and Baylee love their baby sister, she has them wrapped around her little finger.


It was a perfect day and we all had so much fun being together as a family. I am truly blessed to have an amazing, loving husband and three happy, healthy children.