Cape Kiwanda

After leaving Portland we decided to take the scenic route, which included a trip up the coast. Our first stop after leaving Portland was historic Oregon City, a drive through beautiful farming communities, Cape Kiwanda beach, then a visit to the Tillamook Cheese Factory (Stephen's request, and it ended up being a blast for all of us) and a drive around the Scenic Cape Meares Loop. We ended up at Cannon Beach for the night at a very cute inn. The pictures below capture Malia's first visit to the ocean. She wasn't very excited about the sand at first, in fact she wanted me to hold her and upon setting her down immediately clean her feet off but as you can see she quickly warmed up to the sand and was running around in no time.