Portland Coast // Day 5 // Redwood National Forest // Northern California

I would totally visit the Redwood Forest again.  It was breathtaking.  Literally, we'd just sit there in awe.  There wasn't a sound in the forest, except the cars going by.  We never saw any wild life, it was just as still as could be. 

Supposedly, this is where all the elk and moose gather.  None was seen by us.  You can't even tell how HUGE the redwoods are in this photo either.

We didn't get out to do much hiking that day, mainly because we had two very tuckered out babies. 

So we took turns making pit stops and just sitting outside the car.  Luckily, it was fairly cool and we could leave the windows down. 

 

Meet, Big Tree. 

I can't even remember the road, but we took this little side road into a very unpopulated area. 

The lighting is just surreal.  It would get super dark, just because of the tree cover. 

While I was feeding brother, the husband was trying to get an epic picture of Aiko.  But she kept obsessing about putting rocks in her new found pocket. 

Honestly, it was kind of nice to have to stop every couple hours to feed this chunky man.  It made us go slow and enjoy things a little bit more.  Usually, especially Derek, is always ready to go, go! 

Starting the Fall out Right.

Our friends invited us out for a little fun in the mountains.  Which, Bre also took most of these photos.  Someday I'm going to have to learn how my camera works on something besides Auto.

It was a perfect fall night.

We shot guns, ate some really crappy marshmallows and avoided cowpies.

Always good to go and get some fresh air.

So you think you're going to the drive in movies with your babies?

Did you actually think you'd watch the movie?

  

Get ready for some good snuggling, then not snuggling, then snuggling, then tossing and turning, then sitting, then standing, then moving, then getting your toes smashed, then head butted, then rocking, then kissing, then snuggling, then smashing...

 

 Get it?  You won't really be watching the movie.  You go just to get out of the house and hang out with the kids.

No Movie Watching will be happening. 

(This post was super old but it was something I wanted to remember...so months later)