Ashlyn and I took a trip with my sister Patsy to take my sister Karen back to her home in East Wenatchee, Washington. We started out on Oct. 19th from Ogden and made the drive in around 13 hours. When we left I was sick with either food poisoning or flu. Patsy drove the whole way and Karen sat in the back seat and kept Ashlyn happy while I slept much of the way.It took me 41/2 days to feel half decent, so we mostly hung out at Karen's house for most of the time we were there. I have to say although being sick I enjoyed just hanging out with my sisters.
Ashlyn spent a good portion of the week playing with Lilly (Karen's grandaughter that lives with her dad Jared in my sisters basement). They had all kinds of fun. Ashlyn got royally spoiled by her aunts. :>)
After we left Karen's house Patsy, Ashlyn, and I drove to Seattle and to dinner down on the water at Ivar's. We took a few pictures of the space needle and Pike's St. Market and then drove out to Ocean Shores.
We got a hotel that was right next to the beach.
When we woke up we opened the sliding glass door to the deck and listened to the ocean waves hitting the beach. After a lazy morning and a good breakfast we went out to the beach to play.
It was in the low 60's but was so peaceful and sweet. I have always felt that the ocean speaks to my soul but it was sweet to see that it speaks to my little Ash's soul. Like mother, like daughter. 
After a day at the beach we headed to Astoria, Oregon. We ate at a mom and pop type diner and got food poisoning from the the worst clam chowder we have ever eaten, or the other seafood we ordered (The food wasn't even good). Ashlyn ate a few fries and wouldn't eat her chicken sandwich and I had to agree with her after looking at how slimy the sauce on it looked. I am sure glad she didn't eat it; cause Patsy and I had dibs on the porcelain god throughout the night. Thank goodness it was only the 24 hour kind.
The good thing was that we were in an awesome hotel called Cannery Pier Hotel that was right over the Columbia River with the soothing sound of the water lapping against the pier. We had a deck that we could walk out and watch the ships going up and down the river. It was SO beautiful. If I could have got Dean and Lachoneus magically there with a way for Dean to provide a living I think I would have Stayed. Oh well! 
We ate lunch at a much better restaurant and actually enjoy our clam chowder.
We went and watched the seals and then headed toward home. I won't bore you with all the weird things that happened to us on the way home. But, suffice it to say that even though we tried hard to get home for Lachoneus's playoff game on Tuesday the 28th before 7pm, we didn't make it back to Ogden till the game almost over. The Lord was watching over us with prompting and guidance to get us safely home without our van giving out totally. And he heard the prayers of this mom that his team would win and go on to the championship so that I could be to his last game of the season. I know to many that is a silly prayer but, for me, it is important that I get to be there since I already missed one game.
After a day at the beach we headed to Astoria, Oregon. We ate at a mom and pop type diner and got food poisoning from the the worst clam chowder we have ever eaten, or the other seafood we ordered (The food wasn't even good). Ashlyn ate a few fries and wouldn't eat her chicken sandwich and I had to agree with her after looking at how slimy the sauce on it looked. I am sure glad she didn't eat it; cause Patsy and I had dibs on the porcelain god throughout the night. Thank goodness it was only the 24 hour kind.
The good thing was that we were in an awesome hotel called Cannery Pier Hotel that was right over the Columbia River with the soothing sound of the water lapping against the pier. We had a deck that we could walk out and watch the ships going up and down the river. It was SO beautiful. If I could have got Dean and Lachoneus magically there with a way for Dean to provide a living I think I would have Stayed. Oh well! 
We ate lunch at a much better restaurant and actually enjoy our clam chowder.
We went and watched the seals and then headed toward home. I won't bore you with all the weird things that happened to us on the way home. But, suffice it to say that even though we tried hard to get home for Lachoneus's playoff game on Tuesday the 28th before 7pm, we didn't make it back to Ogden till the game almost over. The Lord was watching over us with prompting and guidance to get us safely home without our van giving out totally. And he heard the prayers of this mom that his team would win and go on to the championship so that I could be to his last game of the season. I know to many that is a silly prayer but, for me, it is important that I get to be there since I already missed one game.
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Looks like fun! I bet Ashlyn had a blast!
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