Tillamook Adventures

Last weekend Mom came and picked me up on her way out to Tillamook to go visit Grandma Honey and Grandpa Bob.  Mom and I had a good time out at the coast with them.  Grandpa Bob took us out to eat which was really nice of him. . . Grandma Honey just absolutely loved that she didn't have to cook or clean up the meal so she was happy.  We went on some nice walks down to the bridge at the end of their road and along different areas of the coast.  We had to dodge the potholes and the cow pies, but we caught some sunny times of the day and got outside.  

In one of the creeks down the hill from their house, there are some beavers that are building a little dam.  We never saw the beavers, but we could see a few tree stumps with their gnaw marks on them  and it was also neat to see a spot where the grass and mud was all slicked into a channel where the beavers would slide in and out of the water.  

When it was rainy, we stayed in.  One of Mom's reasons to go visit was that she wanted to deep clean clean some of their house as part of Grandma Honey's birthday present.  Grandma Honey was so tickled to see Mom scrubbing away.  I helped a little, but Mom did most of the tough work.  I always enjoy watching the raccoons come each night, but this time they came during the day!  It was so fun to watch them and they got pretty brave around me.  It is so fascinating to just sit and watch them every time I get to visit.  Here is a video of one of the little guys!  I got brave and stuck my hand out the window and I almost pulled away when he came up really close to the camera, but he was nice and I tried not to flinch.

The cheese factory is also high on the list of things to experience, but with Grandpa Bob feeding us so well, we only managed to get one ice cream cone while we were there. . . I promise!  I got peaches 'n cream this time, but it was a tough choice between Bubblegum and Chocolate Peanut Butter as runners up. . . . mmm!

For Grandma Honey's Birthday we went to a neat little restaurant in Garibaldi.  It sat right on the edge of a cliff or something that looked over the ocean. . . or it may have been the bay. . . but it was gorgeous.  Grandma Honey got her crab Louis that was huge, but she ate most of it.  She didn't want us to tell her how old she was and was just fine being spoiled and not knowing why!

She was so cute and perky. . . and she was very excited about her perm she was going to get the next day.  Grandpa Bob made sure that we knew that Grandma Honey was "way" older than him. . . but his birthday is in the middle of April so he is not too far behind!  For being 85, or almost there for Grandpa Bob, I have got some pretty neat grandparents!  

So another visit to Tillamook was a success.  Beautiful beaches, good conversations with Grandpa Bob, a yummy ice cream cone, spring cleaning, delicious food, daily raccoon visits, and I even got Mom and Grandpa Bob to watch American Idol with me. . . . well Mom dozed off half way through, but it still counts.  In case anyone was wondering, grandpa Bob's elephant socks are still flopping in great shape.