When we come to Cannon Beach we always stay at the same place. It's a quaint little 13 room inn. It's only about a block from the beach, right down from Haystack Rock. The kids have been dying to spend some time at the beach, even though it's really too cold to even get in the water. Yesterday morning, while I was getting myself and Livie ready, CJ and Kennedy head down to check out beach activities. What a great day they planned for us! We all rented beach bikes that look like adult sized Big Wheels. They look easy, but it takes a minute or two to really get the hang of balancing on them. We rode all up and down the beach on them and had a BLAST!
Later we bought the three older kids skim-boards. It took a bit of help from some other kids on the beach, but they had so much fun. We decided they'd also be great to use at Bear Lake.Today we went to church in Seaside. I was amazed at how many vacationers were in attendance. There were at least three other families, plus an Elder all from Utah. One lady, who is a member of the Seaside ward, heard that we were from Tremonton and asked if we knew any "Ballards". When I asked specifically which Ballard family she said it was Denzel and Beth. She was sure surprised when I told her that we had lived right next door to Beth for seven years and that now we live next door to her daughter, Tina. Beth's son served a mission and taught this lady the discussions. Wow, Small World!
