Newport

We took an impromptu trip to the beach this weekend. I think the rainy weather started affecting me and when I woke up Saturday, before yoga, I asked Sharon if the beach sounded like fun. We had enough hotel points to stay for free so we upgraded the room to a jaccuzzi suite. We had a standing date with Grandma Lindsay to see the Beaverton Model Trains at the Lake Oswego Library Saturday afternoon. Cooper loved the trains, he didn't want to leave. He didn't even want ice cream. He was allowed to run one of the trains and really liked watching them go around. There were three tracks and many different types of trains: freight trains, steam engines, etc. We headed to the coast around 3:30pm. We stayed in Newport, the weather was awesome. Saturday night was clear, stars were out, it wasn't cold. We ate at Local Ocean Seafood and had an excellent dinner, fish tacos and a crab po'boy sandwich. Sunday we went to the beach first where Riley ran like a crazy dog, Cooper got soaking wet playing in the sand and tide pools. The sun was shining and it felt like spring. We then hit the Hatfield Reasearch Center where an octopus lives. It is a free center, they ask for donations, located down the street from the aquarium. It was perfect, Cooper touched the sea stars and anenomes and also saw other fish and exhibits. He loved the octopus. We walked along the boardwalk and Cooper rode his bike for awhile. Sunday afternoon we came back to the hotel and we all took a nap. We had a low key dinner at The Chowder Bowl, not nearly as great as Local Ocean. It was a great getaway, we used the jaccuzzi both nights, there was also a fireplace in our room. It was a great weekend.