Gleneden Beach

It seems like just a few weeks ago, we were taking Langdon on his first visit to the Oregon Coast.  This month we rejoined the rest of the Stoddard clan at Gleneden Beach (south of Lincoln City) to play in the surf and remind ourselves that our little stretch of the Pacific is friggin' freezing!

Epic Saturday

Friday evening Melissa proposed that we take Langdon on his first ascent of Spencer Butte.  She's always the one who proposes outdoorsy, physically demanding stuff.  I generally propose weekend activities like, "Let's see who can take the longest nap!"  The kids love hiking Spencer, even though Karst' remarked it would take us "a few days" to reach the top.  Hopefully, that was just a conservative estimate.  It only took us 45 minutes.

whatta you got

 I've got a friend (now, don't be acting all surprised...) that lets me build crap for her house.  This was her latest request.

Inspirational thought of the day

Photo courtesty of Teresa's Neighbor