IPD

 Last Thursday we headed over to Portland for the traditional weekend of attending IPD (a Volvo thing for those of you that don't know what it is). 

On Friday we decided to drive over the coast and enjoy the day.

Our first stop was at Seaside to enjoy some of the Pacific Ocean.

Also in Seaside there is this neat Saltwater Taffy store that has so many flavor to choose from and you just fill up a bag and buy the candy by the pound.

Then for lunch we stopped here and I even liked the fish which means it is pretty good since I normally am not a fish eater.

Then we drove to Astoria and walked on a pier that had this little museum that talked about and had things about Bumble Bee Tuna packing.

Then we climbed the Astoria Column. I had heard many stories about this place and it was fun to see and to climb it for myself. Everyone said how scary it was (coming from three Smith boys who are terrified of heights) and I wouldn't have been that scared if I hadn't had Paige but I was afraid she would want down and wiggle out of my arms and fall which was terrifying and I had a death grip on her the entire time.

Made it to the top.

Quite the view!

 On our way down- this shows why it is scary. You climb up this spiral staircase that has big gaps between the stairs and this huge gap between the stairs and the column which is big enough for an adult to fall down.

 Then we stopped at a Lewis and Clark place- where they made a small fort and canoed from.

Girl cousins.

 Our last stop was to see this old ship that is sitting on the shore of the ocean. 

 Then Friday the boys got up early and went to IPD to get some good deals and the girls and kids went later to see all the cool cars. It was the 50th anniversary of IPD so they had a Volvo from every year for the 50 years. It was fun to walk around and see all the Volvos. 

 Then we all headed over to a park and went on this beautiful, small hike. It was so green and we hiked up to this old building.

It was a fun weekend full of new things and spending time with family!