Newport, Oregon

Last Saturday (June 11), We went to Newport, Oregon to meet up with my brother and his family. It was so fun to see family again. We met them at the Aquarium and spent about 3 hours with them touring the aquarium. Nathan's kids were very good and waited with their parents. Christian on the other hand, had no time to wait. He wanted to see everything on the express tour.

Spider Crab
Taking a rest on the bench. This touring the aquarium is hard work
In the mouth of a Shark

Playing on the back of the turtle

Taking a rest on the turtle.

Jelly Fish

This is the place that Christian enjoyed the very best. He loved feeling the starfish and the anemones. (Sorry for the glare)

Astoria Oregon

We decided that we need to get out of the apartment and view the sites around us. Chris has wanted to visit Astoria for years.

Astoria Bridge - It is the longest truss bridge in North America. It is 4 miles across the Columbia
river.

This was the first stop that we made in Astoria. We knew that Christian would love to ride on the Trolley. He even got to ring the train's bell.

Waiting for the train (trolley) to come.

Astoria Column
• Patterned after Trajan's Column, Rome, Italy
• Height: 125 feet
• Number of steps: 164
The Astoria Column commemorates the westward sweep of discovery and migration.

Christian pretty much ran up the stairs. Once we were at the top of the column, he didn't want to see the scenery. Christian just wanted to run down the stairs.

The next trip was Fort Steven's. We didn't get to see all the sites because we were having too much fun playing at the beach.

Here is my cute wild man in action

Our love signs. Chris wrote his love to me first and then I wrote Chris and Christian next. I sure love them both.