Nothing says Celebration like...

camping in a yurt on the coast.  That's how we said, "Congratulations James, for finishing another semester of optometry school!" 

We packed up and drove to the coast, where we squeezed into a yurt for 2 days to spend some quality time together.  

We're so proud of James for completing another semester of school.  He's amazing and we were all so excited and ready to spend time with him.  (And he was positively giddy, himself, to be done with school for 3 weeks).

So this time we actually reserved a yurt in advance and it was ready and waiting for us.  It was cold and dark when we got there, but we just cranked up the heater and got cozy.  It didn't rain on us the whole weekend though, so we were lovin' it. 

We went to the Tillamook Cheese Factory of course, but we spent most of our time hanging out as a family on the beach or in the yurt.

There's that studious, good-looking guy we all love and miss!

Logan absolutely loved the ocean, going out to the waves and waiting to see how close they'd come up to him.

Taylor would always chicken out quickly and run back.  Logan would just stand there and the waves would come up to within an inch of his feet.  He has a knack for judging it just right.  I'm a chicken like Taylor.  

Nice throw!

It was perfect weather for doing a puzzle.

Then the sun set on our time at the coast and we had to return home, to the hustle and bustle of getting ready for Christmas.  We still need to get a tree and get presents and get them wrapped, etc.

But one thing will never change, how proud we are of James, how much we love him and want to spend time with him!  The kids are in heaven having so much "Dad Time."   

It's gonna be a great 3 weeks!