Not the beach we all were expecting when we booked a trip to the Olympic Peninsula in the middle of July.

Oh well, that didn't stop us from having fun!

Since my sister Bree and her family were visiting for the whole month of July we decided it would be fun to go somewhere for a weekend all together. We decided on a great house on the Olympic Peninsula since everyone thought it would be fun to be near the ocean. Unfortunately we didn't get the best weather while we were there but we had fun anyway. 

My Aunt Debbie and cousin Kelsey also joined us on the trip, as a surprise belated 60th birthday present for my mom. My mom was super surprised to have them there and we thoroughly enjoyed their company!

Even though the weather wasn't the greatest, we were at the beach so we had to at least walk down to the beach and spend some time there... Here are a few of us with shovels in hand, ready for some fun in the sand!

I thought the Fire Danger Level set at extreme was extremely funny considering the cloudy misty day we had!

Run! Don't let the waves get you!

My dad being the beach lover that he is, was in the water clear up to his knees by the time we left!

Chach and Coco always make for some fun photo opts!

The sand castle that Lydia, Nona and Opa worked so hard on... shortly after it was complete a wave came and swept it away. I wish I had a video of all of us running to grab the shovels, pails and shoes... it was a chaotic 'Treusch' moment at it's best! (The only thing that would have made it more complete is if someone had fallen in the water.)

Momma, with her three kids! (We missed you John!)

Everyone minus my cousin Kelsey who wasn't feeling great and decided to stay back at the house... rather than spend a few hours out on a rainy beach!

Finally, the BEST picture of the weekend! 

As we were preparing to leave the beach I thought, 'you know what would make my beach day complete? A picture of all three kids together!'

Now, I know when these kids see me coming with the camera the must get so annoyed, but one day they'll thank me! Right? And see, I didn't need the 'perfect' photo I just wanted something that captured the moment we were in... and if you ask me it doesn't get any more perfect than this!

The sun managed to come out a bit for us just as we were leaving to get warm and dry!

 After our morning at the beach the sisters and spouses decided it was time to scope out some local fare. 

Fun day... fun vacation!

I almost forgot to post the 'twinners' picture Lydia was so excited about. Lydia loves to have her hair braided by my sister Carrie... she does a mean head band braid. So one more Lydia, Carrie and I decided to have the same hair-do. 

Wish I had a photo with Chach too... then we could have been 'tripleters'!