Kites and Clams and Castles, Oh My!

Lemme at it! The coast water was abnormally warm.
Castle creation by Nate
Nate, clam gun and fish which moments later was stolen by a bald eagle

Wave runners - Nate and Tyler

The birthday kite

Deadliest Catch by Ian. Acutally, Dead Catch

It's good to be brothers

We took a spontaneous trip to the Oregon Coast yesterday to visit our friends the Wrights (http://thewrightthingstodo.blogspot.com/). After a short 75 minute drive we found the perfect day - party sunny, 60-ish, a bit of wind and 5 kids that had the most fun together. Nate worked on a sand castle creation and was excited to find some unbroken sand dollars. The kids also fed seagulls and flew Nate's new kite that he got for his birthday. We found a fish washed up on the beach that may have been still alive until a huge eagle swooped in from nowhere and snatched the fish away (Tracey and I had our backs turned and thought Nate was telling a tall tale until we noticed an eagle with a fish flying away from the beach).

Later in the day, we went a bit farther north to a different beach were Tracey's hubby Ron did some clam digging. He found a shrimp to show the kids and about a dozen razor clams while digging in the surf. Ron is a pro - he grew up at the coast so this seemed second nature to him. I only spent a few minutes in the surf with him, but I didn't see a thing. I hope to get back again and try it another time before the season is over!