1st Trip to the Coast

Dear Galena,

Living in the northwest means that a lot of family trips revolve around camping or the coast. Mommy is determined to take you camping this first summer, but a quick daytrip to the coast was much easier to do this early on.

You will soon learn that the Oregon COAST is not the BEACH because it is usually grey, overcast, chilly, and windy as hell. There have been very few times in my life when it was actually warm enough at the coast to get in the water. As a kid we always wanted to get in the water no matter the temperature, but I must have been crazy.

Daddy had one of the first days off in a long time, so we decided it would be best to get out of town for a few hours. Plus, we have the perfect beach outfit for you and just HAD to go visit while it still fits :)

We headed to Tillamook, Netarts, and Oceanside and got to visit the Tillamook Cheese Factory on the way to the ocean and then your first meal out in public at the Schooner (sidenote - where Mommy fell in love with oyster shooters). It was a relatively sunny day at the coast, but still quite windy. You were a little fussy when we got out of the car, but were quiet as soon as we got down to the sand and you felt that ocean breeze. I am convinced that you loved it and that you are going to be our beach girl!



Tillamook Cheese Factory
Somebody was not happy about being a cow!



Galena & Mommy at Oceanside

Fun in the Sand



Getting Your Paws Wet & Sandy

 You did such a great job at dinner! Thank you for letting Mom & Dad have a nice seafood dinner out, which was the first time in a long time for us! Mommy learned she loves oyster shooters...

Mommy & Galena at The Schooner

You are turning one month tomorrow, so I will be posting again. I can't believe how big you're already getting and how much you're changing. I knew it would happen quickly, but it's truly amazing seeing it all happen before me. Loving you more than you'll ever know...

Love you heaps,
Mommy
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO

HAPPY 1st FATHERS DAY!

Dear Galena,

Today we're wishing a Happy 1st Fathers Day to your daddy, Nick, who has been doing a wonderful job for a whole 3 weeks now! By the time you're old enough to read these, you'll already know that he is a natural.


Snuggling with Daddy



And Happy Fathers Day to our dads and now grandpas! Grandpa John hasn't met you in person yet, but will be here in about a month to spend some good quality time with you.



Grandpa Radtke



Gifts from Grandpa John & Grandma Billie

 It is also your 3-week birthday, which is hard to believe. I have not documented as much as I would have liked to by now, but I'm hopeful that this blog will help me do so. I'm sure there will be long periods of no activity (and lots of apologies as a result), but I promise to do my best. As I will with everything in your life.

Goodnight sweetheart,

Mommy