Christmas at Cannon Beach

We celebrated an early Christmas with Mom, Jay, Deedee, and baby Benjamin. It was wonderful to be at the ocean - I think Cannon Beach is one of my most favorite places on earth. It was mostly rainy and stormy, but it was nice. A nice friend of Mom's let us stay there for three nights free of charge! It was right on the ocean and we had a great time. Here are some pictures of our time.

First, a delicious salmon dinner cooked by Jason. Mmmm.....the man doesn't even like salmon himself (we cooked him a steak instead), but he sure can cook it up well! This is a recipe of Salmon stuffed with crab, shrimp, and brie cheese. Growing up, we always had salmon chowder on Christmas Eve for dinner, so this fit in nicely. :)

Here is a view of the ocean, and a puzzle that kept the men occupied for many hours.

Amy and baby Ben, who is sitting on his cousin in my belly....my belly provided a perfect little shelf for him to sit on.

Grandma Gretchen:

A big belly side shot:

Haystack rock:

I love love LOVE this picture.....

Beautiful Deedee with her son....

Jay and his mini-me. :) I think Ben looks just like his Dad.