Girls' Trip to the West - Part 5

We arrived to my Aunt Barb's about midnight, so there wasn't a whole lot of time for visiting before going to bed. The next morning, our cousins Renee and Rachelle suggested we meet them at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport. So, we drove down there and spent the morning and early afternoon. Although we had seen Renee in the last couple of years, it had been a long time since seeing Rachelle last, and it was our first time meeting her 2 boys, Kadyn and Preston. Preston is just a few months older than Sofia, so they easily became instant buddies. After touring the aquarium, Renee, Rachelle and the boys headed back to Renee's to begin getting ready for supper. We planned on spending the night there as well. In the meantime, we decided to check out the Pacific Ocean at Yaquina Beach. It was Sofia's first time seeing the ocean, although she was more impressed with the lighthouse that was there. We stayed for awhile, soaking up as much salty air as we could. Then, we decided we better be on our way to Renee's, where she had made a delicious meal of salmon and oysters. The kids played a bit more, then we decided we better get to bed. We needed to be rested for the next day's wine tasting.