We stayed at the Otter Crest Resort which is where Jeff's family stayed on vacations when he was a kid. Honestly I don't think the decor had changed since then but it was still a fun, family-friendly place to stay.
We spent three days playing in tide pools, touring the aquarium, seeing the lighthouse and stopping at the Tillamook factory for ice cream (of course!). Grandpa and Grandma came with us which is always fun for our boys.
The resort had a heated pool and it was fun taking Wyatt for the first time. We didn't think we'd swim very long because it was a windy, cool day but the pool was so warm that we stayed for a few hours.
We had a Groupon for half of to the Oregon Coast Aquarium. It was a Monday during the school year so there were hardly any people there. I learned the most amazing thing about flat fish like Halibut. They start out with their eyes on each side of their head and as they get older one eye travels to the other side. Their mouth then looks like it's sideways when it swims! I think Heavenly Father had a sense of humor with this one!
Harrison ran into this room and immediately flopped to the floor for a better look.
There was no way James was going to touch anything in the touch tank room. Harrison eventually warmed up to the idea thanks to Grandpa Jim.
Harrison insisted on pushing Wyatt. It really made for a slow go getting around. At least it kept him happy and Wyatt was relatively safe strapped in.
We really liked the Yaquina Head Lighthouse. The best part was taking the stairs down to the beach and looking at the seals and tide pools.
We ate at Mo's twice while we were there. This is Jeff's parents favorite location right by Devil's Punchbowl but it's only open for lunch. We love to get the chowder in a bread bowl.
We told Harrison to be careful on the rocks and the green stuff was slippery but he had to learn the hard way! This is Jeff scraping off the green goop stuck to his shirt.
Tillamook has this new marketing campaign "Love the Loaf" and has a fleet of these super cute short VW vans. This one was on display in the museum part.
Something about eating the ice-cream from the Tillamook factory seems to taste so much better even though you could buy a whole carton back home for the price of one cone. We still had to have some even though it was pouring rain and really chilly outside.
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