Smash the Cake!

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, bakers man

Bake me a cake as fast as you can,

Pat it, roll it and mark it with a "K"

And put it in the oven for Baby and me!

This afternoon Debbie and I took Katelynn out to a park to take pictures of her eating a first birthday cake! She wasn't quite sure what to do with it, as her mommy has trained her to eat chocolate cake instead! None of this floofy pink and purple frosting stuff! ;) She warmed up to the idea after her mommy helped her smash and eat some. :)

Arcadia Beach

September 6th was our annual beach party! Dave and I camped the night before wiht Eugen and Sarah and then met up with everyone else around noon at Arcadia Beach, which is just south of Cannon Beach. It has a big cliff that protects from wind, so we really like this location!

Warning: there is an overload of Cute Kids in this post!! ;)

These first few pics are pics that Dave took with his new camera. He got a point-and-shoot digital camera a few weeks ago. He takes some great photos with his and I just had to sneak a few in here. :)

Me in action - I have no idea what I was taking a picture of, but I do get in funny positions sometimes. :)

Dave's landscape shot of the beach at Nehalem Bay

A birds-eye view of the beach party - Dave climbed the cliff and took these! :)

Enjoy the pictures of the beach party! (I'm not going to comment on all of them for privacy's sake.)

I was easily able to persuade a couple of the girls to pose for me in a floofy skirt I sewed. :)

Pelicans flying low over the water

:)

Camping at Nehalem Bay

So sorry I have been slacking! I've been working a LOT, and I also have a LOT of pictures from the past couple weeks to share. :) Here are some from our trip to the beach during the first week in September. We camped at Nehalem Bay State Park on Friday, then headed to the Beach Party on Saturday. Eugen and Sarah and the boys came later in the evening and camped with us!

The cutest red squirrel scampered into our campsite and was very content

eating scraps of food. :)

I think this is one of the most beautiful beaches in Oregon - with the dunes and the long, long beach with white sand - beautiful! :)

Dave's silhouette - looking out over the ocean

A peek of the ocean through grass and wavy sand...

footprints...
For dinner I brought along some marinated chicken breasts and Dave grilled them over hot coals - I must say it was the most delicious chicken I've ever tasted! :)
Dave thought so, too!! :)
Sunbeams coming through the trees by our campsite.
a stick in the evening light! ;)

Breakfast time at the S's campsite. :)
Phi winding up his flashlight. :)
Look what I found - a heart in the grass! :)
Dave and Eugen talking by the fire.

Aaron :)

Getting ready to head to the beach
We had to walk up the big dune behind our campsite to get to the beach.
Aaron loves the sand - eating sticks and grass is yummy, too! :)
Phi was so big and walked down the big dune all by himself!


Beach Party pics to come soon! :)