Weekend with Mom and Dad

My parents came from Colorado to visit me this past weekend.

Friday after I picked them up from the airport, we toured IKEA before the decadent 4-course dinner downtown at the Oregon Culinary Institute.

Saturday we headed northwest to Astoria, stopping first at the Astoria Column. Although the Column itself was closed, the view of the mouth of the Columbia meeting the Pacific from the highest hill in Astoria was still quite a sight. (My Dad took these pictures)

We decided to walk around the town.
And we came across the "Windsor House of Tea" just in time for a pre-lunch pick-me-up of scones, lemon curd, clotted cream, and tea (and we each got our own tea pot!).
We continued west to Ft Stevens State Park to see the northern most point of Oregon, the jetty, and the shipwreck of the Peter Iredale.

To my surprise, the Peter Iredale was smaller than when I saw it the first time last February. I think the sand was 7 feet higher... I wonder if it will come back down during the winter months?

After Ft Stevens, we ventured down the coast to Ecola State Park for a late afternoon picnic lunch and view of Cannon Beach and the famous haystack rock.


Saturday night we returned to my townhouse for games.
Sunday was church, the new movie Fireproof, and Pittock Mansion.
Monday, we enjoyed a leisurely breakfast at my place and a tour of the office before I dropped them off for the airport.
Overall, a very fun weekend indeed. : )

(I'm glad you were able to visit Oregon, Mom and Dad!!)