Coos Bay - Sunset Beach

 Before we headed to Coos Bay we stopped at a toffee store.  They had some good toffee but that is all they sold.  Then we drove a couple hours and made it to Coos Bay.  We checked into our hotel and then headed to my Grandpa Clark's house.
As soon as I opened my door the smell of Coos Bay overwhelmed me.  It was exactly as I remembered.  The blackberries were ripe and there were lots of bushes of them on the property.  I enjoyed my fair share while I was there.  Then when I went into my grandparents home it smelled just like I remembered too.  It made me miss my grandma and so thankful that we were finally able to make it to Coos Bay.  This was Tony's first time in Oregon.  So many memories from my childhood.  They had a lot of pictures of us when we were little, they were fun to look at.  We hung out there for a little while with Grandpa and Wendy and her family.  Then it was dinner time.

We decided it would be easiest to eat at Gino's Pizza for dinner.  It is my dad's favorite place to eat in Coos Bay.  The pizza isn't the best but it is a nice place to take a bunch of kids.  While we were there my dad's good friend from school and his family came in to eat as well.  It was fun to see them and we were amazed at the coincidence. Then we retired for the night at our hotel.





The next morning after breakfast and checking out, we went back to my grandpa's house.  Before we got there we noticed a candy store...so we stopped.  It was the best candy store ever!  They had samples of almost everything that they sold.  It was really good candy too.  I bought some taffy and then Margie treated us to some chocolate.  I wished that I would have bought some more of the peanut butter chocolate ones - they were so good.  But then again it's good that I didn't because I would have eaten them all.

After we got to my grandpa's we all packed up to go to Sunset Beach. It is a beautiful beach really close to my grandpa's house and we went there every year as a child.
We went on the slippery rocks and looked for star fish and crabs.  Then when we couldn't deal with the slippery rocks anymore we headed back to the beach to play in the sand and the water.
Josh went right for the sand toys to play and make a castle.  The rest of us went for the water.  Megan was the first to go in the cold water and did super good walking in it.  The tide was out and there were not many waves so the water didn't knock Megan down.  She went out to about her knees and loved splashing around.

Tyler didn't mind the cold water either and went back and forth from the beach and the water.  It didn't take Josh too long to join the water fun and I actually ended up putting him in his swim suit.  Megan got changed from her wet clothes and then pretty much got the second pair all wet as well.
Wendy and I went into the water to just below our knees.  It was so cold, but so pretty and nice to be there.

Tony and the kids at the docks with the sea lions.

After a couple hours of playing in the sand and water we got the kids changed and went to get some lunch.  After eating at my grandpa's everyone except Wendy and I went to the docks to look at the sea lions.  Wendy and I stayed behind to go through some boxes that my dad asked us to go through.  I got a couple things that were my grandma's, so that was good.  They enjoyed going to the docks and said that five or six sea lions came right up to docks looking for food. 

When they all came back we got the kids together and took some pictures with my grandpa.  He is 87 years old and you just never know how much longer we will have him around.  He is the most selfless person I know.  I love him so much and it was so nice to go and see him.  We then said our good byes and started our drive to New port.