Oregon for the Weekend

After seeing our Lissa, Beth & Tanner and
our new granddaughter in Colorado,
it was time for a visit with Monica...

So the boys and I drove 10 hours to Newberg, Oregon
where Monica is attending George Fox University.
We then drove another 2 hours to the Pacific Ocean.

We spent 2 short nights in Depoe Bay
but the trip was well worth it!
We watched massive waves build up, break and crash against the rocky shore.
We saw otters playing in the foam and we got to be with.....

MONICA!!!
Who is doing great, by the way.

Two short anecdotes that have to do with William:
When we arrived at George Fox to pick up Monica, she had to quickly run to the anatomy lab to get something. Will and I went with her. In the lab, a student was just closing up a bag holding a cadaver and asked us if we would like to see it. So....7 year old William witnessed his first dead body. If you have read Monica's facebook posts, you will know that this cadaver has nail polish on her toes. It's true and it is a bit creepy.

Secondly, in the car we endlessly played
"I'm thinking of an animal and it starts with the letter___"....
It was Jim's turn and he chose a bird that began with the letter "M".
We quizzed and quizzed him but could not guess his bird.
Finally we all gave up.
"I was thinking of a mongoose." Jim exclaimed.
We all laughed but it was William who spoke up first:
"Oh, Dad! A mongoose is not a bird!"
Jim defended himself, "But it has the word goose in it!"
That made us laugh even harder.