Heading SOUTH on Highway 101 to Tillamook!

We got up... went outside and there they were!  Anne has an elk refuge!  

There are lots of Elk in the Nehalem hills.

So we got in the car and headed SOUTH down the Oregon Coast

and saw the Cape Mears Lighthouse first!  

We even got to go up inside the lighthouse to the very top!  It was sooo COOL!

There were LOTS of seagulls on the beach this morning too.

THE TILLAMOOK CHEESE FACTORY

Lots of Dairy Farmers in this area.  We got to see how they made CHEESE! 
and then we ate grilled cheese sandwiches.  MMMMMMmmmm!

AND THEN.... we got a GIANT ICE CREAM CONE made with the famous Tillamook Icecream.

Back to the Beach...    SAND CASTLE TIME 

with Bridger, Addy and Laurynn (3 of Anne's grandkids)

 SAND CASTLE FUN!

  Anne collects driftwood from the beach sometimes 

and then she paints them with castle-type Windows & Doors. 

and then we all added the driftwood to our sand castles. 

HAVING LOTS OF FUN!