Oregon - Day 5: River Fun

Uncle Boyd heard that their was some good places in Oregon to do some gold mining.  So we decided to have a go at it.
We drove over an hour to a river that was known to have some gold.  We found a good spot for us all to hangout and watch the men try to find gold.

The kids loved playing in the water.  I wasn't very well prepared for the river.  When we left the cabin it was cold and foggy and so I thought it would be too cold at the river and they wouldn't want to go it the water.  Stupid me.  How could I forget that when it's cold and foggy on the coast that if you drive 10 minutes inland it clears up and is nice.

So because I didn't have swimsuits for my kids I just let them get their clothes all wet.  I knew I had some emergency clothes in the car that they could change into after we were all done.
We all brought coolers and food to make lunches at the river.  We ladies all had our chairs to sit on and we had the kids eat on the rocks.

The kids loved playing in the water and exploring the area.  Next time we want to bring tubes and float on the river.  It was the prefect spot for that.
The men were not very successful on finding gold.  They thought maybe they found a little spec of gold, but who really knows.  I think that they had a good time trying and that's all that matters.

Once we had enough river fun we got the kids all changed and loaded back into the car.  We stopped in Bandon and got some ice cream at their local cheese factory.  It is really good ice cream for a very good deal.  It''s only $2 for a kids size and that is really big.  So we really like it there.  Good ice cream for a good deal, can't get better then that.

"How do you like it here, Josh?"

Logan and Tyler catching tad poles.  Stories of childhood right there!

Baby Jenny, Betsy, Gavin, Wendy, Julie, and someone's legs.  Hanging out in the shade watching the fun.