Jay had a four day weekend for Veteran's Day, so we decided to take a road trip to Cannon Beach, Oregon. It takes close to four hours to get there, but Madeline handled it pretty well. She is not always a fan of long car rides, so we never know how things are going to be. She managed to sleep a little and having the dog in the car always helps.
We stayed in a suite in a little inn in town and having the bedroom was definitely a plus. It made it possible for Madeline to take good naps and stick to her early bedtime without the distraction of Mommy and Daddy sitting in the room with her. I was happy to see a fan in the closet when we arrived and plugged it in right away to give Madeline the white noise she is accustomed to at home. She took great naps and had no issues sleeping at night, even with me in the bed right next to her pack 'n play. I thought for sure she would know I was there and insist on fighting sleep to hang out.
We arrived on Friday and got settled before heading out to dinner. It is a totally different experience eating out with an almost eight month old. I still remember the days of going to restaurants and being able to just put the car seat on the floor or on the booth next to me and Madeline would just sleep the whole time. Now she is awake, eating with us and drinking water out of a kid's cup with a straw! She is usually very well behaved, as long as we have enough distractions!
The weather on Saturday was cloudy with periods of rain, but we managed to get in a walk downtown to check out the shops and art galleries. We also went to the beach for a little while. It was really windy, but it was not too cold so we hung out for awhile. I took Madeline back to the hotel and Jay stayed with Zoe to give her some more exercise and take some more pictures of Haystack Rock. Cannon Beach is really dog friendly and Zoe had a blast running on the beach with the other dogs and chasing sea gulls.
