A Little Bit Of Heaven On Earth

A few weeks ago my family and I were fortunate enough to visit such a place! My husbands Mom and one of his sisters and her family live near Portland, Oregon. We drove down for a FABULOUS 10 day visit and soon discovered we had been invited to a little bit of paradise. Portland and it's surrounding communities are BEAUTIFUL! Beautiful  trees, beautiful flowers, and beautifully landscaped almost everywhere you look. And virtually bug free which my husband loved. One of our favorite sites to visit though was Smugglers Cove, pictured above. Though the air temperature rose the water temperature was frigid cold! Like, I mean bone aching COLD! There were many brave enough to surf the waves. But only if they were fully, I mean fully dressed in wetsuits from head to toe. That didn't deter us Canadians thou. (As long as the water was no higher than our knees). We waded through the incoming waves in search of valuable treasure. Shells, shells, and more shells. (And one lonely little crab). We brought back a beautiful rainbow of all sorts and sizes to remind us of our beautiful day in paradise. Along with this we also enjoyed, kite flying, burying each other in the sand and making mer-people, good food and great company. My husbands sister and "the cousins" made this a day to remember...