yum. where the good stuff is made.

these are over a week old. oops. since travis has mondays off we have been trying to do fun things together as a family instead of letting monday get here and have the entire day go by without getting much done. so, we have a list of things to do and first on that list was to visit the tillamook cheese factory! can you see where our priorities are? i kind of wish oregon was famous for their chocolate, too. although, those who know me well know that i love cheese ALMOST as much as i love chocolate. and this is goo-ood cheese. in fact, so good that some may have their moms buy a huge 2 pound costco size brick of it, pack it in a suitcase, and deliver it while visiting her poor, tillamook-less daughter in boston. no, it wasn't me. but i did indulge.

this is after many attempts to get calvin out of the stroller to get a picture with the dang cow! he was promised ice cream at the end.

once out of the stroller, he actually really liked watching all the yumminess getting made.

do you think he thought the cow was thirsty or maybe he wanted some milk?

tillamook doesn't only make really good cheese. in my opinion, the ice cream is even better. our fav? chocolate peanut butter. look out if it's ever in our freezer. cause it won't be there long.

then we went to the coast to feed some birds. this was my first time visiting the coast since moving back to oregon from the east coast. they are so different and it made me kind of miss the east. but isn't this pretty, too? at least our beaches aren't covered in snow.

such a good daddy. i love this picture of trav. no real reason. he was so nice to hold miles and keep track of calvin so i could take pictures.

oh, and hey. miles is walking like a maniac. he can stand up by himself without pulling up on anything and just take off. my life has changed big time. and i love it. miles loves it too. i always love when my boys have started walking. they are way more independent and much happier.
age miles started really walking: 12 1/2 months.