Colin's Grandma and Uncle Dave from Colorado joined us for a Labor Day weekend vacation to Pacific Beach, which is located along Washington's Pacific Coastline.
We rented a great beach house with a view of the ocean and just a few minutes drive down to the beach. Our first evening was a bit wet at the beach, but Saturday and Sunday were sunny and relatively warm (if 62 degrees on a beach can be warm...)
Colin has overcome his aversion to sand and enjoyed digging in sand and smashing sand castles. He had a healthy supply of digging toys, dump trucks, and buckets to create lots of sand masterpieces.
This beach, unlike others I have experienced, has a huge area of sand between the sandy cliffs and the location of the water. This was an almost unlimited playground for a 2 year old to frolic and chase birds, to collect sand dollars (a dime a dozen, literally), and to puddle jump.
The mornings at the beach were great with little wind, but by afternoon it was a bit hairy. Our accommodations gave us a few passes to a local resort's indoor heated pool. Colin enjoyed the pool, especially given that there were lots of other kids to play with and to watch.
On Saturday evening, Matt and I had a date night at the Ocean Crest Resort Restaurant, an intimate restaurant with peek-a-boo views of the beach and the setting sun. I enjoyed a seared sea scallops curry dish, and Matt had the lamb -- both very tasty!
On Sunday, following lunch at the Navy Resort's Windjammer Restaurant, we watched the local Kelpers Parade. This small town parade was so much fun for Colin since he kept having a mountain of candy thrown his way. He also got Mardis Gras beads, a glow stick, a beaver toy (from the local park ranger), stickers, and a baseball toy. What fun to have people throw you such fun items to collect! He particularly enjoyed the Ocean Shores pirates who came by.
It was indeed nice to get out of town for a relaxing, slow paced weekend.
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