La Tarasca

If the kids favorite part was the hotel breakfast, mine was getting to go to my favorite mexican restaurant La Tarasca. I heard about this from my friend Oprah (yes that one) and it's an amazing restuarant in the middle of nowhere, but happened to be at the midway point of our drive. Luckily, that meant we were able to stop there both on the drive down and the drive back. It is the most authentic, delicious food and the owner is this awesome woman sharing her family recipes. We all love the food there and make an effort to stop there whenever we are in the area because the owner takes such good care of us!

Pics from the visit on the way there and the way back. 

Spring Break cont

Luckily we had plenty of indoor activities to do when the rain moved in. The kids loved visiting the Maritime Museum and learning about the history of the Columbia River, they were filled with facts for days! We went to the Aquatic Center and got even more swimming in and we had the entire theatre to ourselves for a 3D viewing of Dumbo. Brian and I got to enjoy our favorite brewery and the kids bought themselves some awesome toys and souvenirs. Ironically after all of the fun things we did, I asked the kids what their favorite part was and without hesitation, they both said, "The hotel breakfast!" They are nothing if not predictable! As long as every vacation we take includes a swimming pool and an all you can eat breakfast, my kids will be content.

Spring Break

Last week was Spring break for the kids so we returned to Oregon and went to Astoria again. We all loved it the last time and we had the same experience the 2nd time. The weather was great for the first two days and we got a lot of outdoor activities in. We went for a hike to a waterfall, another hike to see the Cathedral Tree and hiked to the infamous Column. We also walked along the Columbia River and saw a beautiful sunset. It was super fun and the kids were awesome on all our adventures.