Happy 5 Month Birthday/Valentines Day/First Family Retreat

Last weekend was a big treat for us all. We headed out of town Friday night and drove to the beach house in Lincoln City, Noah slept through the drive and remainder of the evening (thank god!). This was our first trip away with Noah but that didn't stop us from doing our regular routine. The first morning we usually go to Pig N' Pancake, it being Valentine's day and Noah's 5 month birthday, we thought some celebratory food was on order. Luckily they had lots of sealing fans to keep Noah engaged for a long while so we had a successful venture to a restaurant. We also made a trip to the outlet mall to stock up on some clothes for our continuously growing boy, and stopped in to have some sushi (Noah enjoyed the bright green chopsticks). We waited until late afternoon, when it was warmer, to take him to the beach. He didn't seem to understand our excitement or why we kept chasing the waves to only run away once we've almost got them. We made two trips to the beach during our three day stay, it was a bit cold and Noah's little cheeks turned pink with the first few minutes so we kept it short and sweet. A little change of scenery also seemed to help Noah cope with his teething, he still had a rough time at night but it was easy to keep us all distracted during the day. Overall, we had a very pleasant and somewhat restful trip... We are already thinking about when to go back.