Vacation to Long Beach, WA
Last week we went to Long Beach, WA for Bryan’s family reunion. His grandparents live in WA and his family has been going there his entire life for vacations. This was the first time we’ve been there since we got married and it was so much fun! The kids loved the beach and hanging out with cousins. Bryan loved seeing all his family again and I loved the 60-70 degree weather!
We went on a mile and a half hike to the lighthouse on Cape Disappointment. It was Jillian’s first experience hiking and she did great. Caden and Jillian loved hiking through the forest with their cousins. Maddie did great in a backpack on Bryan’s shoulders.
Flying kites was a lot of fun. The wind on Long Beach made for perfect kite flying weather. Caden and Jillian made kites with Grandma and then had a blast flying them on the beach. Jillian was the kite master. She got hers so high and then walked with it all the way home from the beach. Maddie liked flying one with Aunt Rachael, but gave it up as soon as she saw the water. The kids LOVED the beach. Our condo was right on the beach and we spent most of our days there. Maddie was a maniac and had no fear. She kept running full speed into the waves. She was drenched within minutes and even though she was freezing she never wanted to stop splashing. Jillian loved running through the waves with Daddy and then enjoyed digging in the sand. Caden loved hanging out with his cousins and running through the water.
Last week we went to Long Beach, WA for Bryan’s family reunion. His grandparents live in WA and his family has been going there his entire life for vacations. This was the first time we’ve been there since we got married and it was so much fun! The kids loved the beach and hanging out with cousins. Bryan loved seeing all his family again and I loved the 60-70 degree weather!
We went on a mile and a half hike to the lighthouse on Cape Disappointment. It was Jillian’s first experience hiking and she did great. Caden and Jillian loved hiking through the forest with their cousins. Maddie did great in a backpack on Bryan’s shoulders.
Flying kites was a lot of fun. The wind on Long Beach made for perfect kite flying weather. Caden and Jillian made kites with Grandma and then had a blast flying them on the beach. Jillian was the kite master. She got hers so high and then walked with it all the way home from the beach. Maddie liked flying one with Aunt Rachael, but gave it up as soon as she saw the water.
The kids LOVED the beach. Our condo was right on the beach and we spent most of our days there. Maddie was a maniac and had no fear. She kept running full speed into the waves. She was drenched within minutes and even though she was freezing she never wanted to stop splashing. Jillian loved running through the waves with Daddy and then enjoyed digging in the sand. Caden loved hanging out with his cousins and running through the water.
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Hello,
my fiancee, my puppy and myself are coming to long beach for christmas this year for a little get away and didnt know if anybody had any stores open or any activites that will be open for christmas ?
Absolutely! Most of the shops are open year-round. Winter hours are shorter; you tend to see the streets roll up early in the evening, but definitely open during the day and some even have extended holiday hours. Outdoor activities are weather dependent; if it is dry enough, things like the go-karts and putt-putt golf will be open. Lazer tag and the arcades are open, restaurants, museums – pretty much everything is open. Come enjoy Christmas at the beach!