Stick THAT in your Yurt and Smoke It

Well I did it. On a total impulse, after a fit of jealousy when visiting Jen's blog, I went on over to the Oregon State Parks website and booked my family on an official summer vacation....... Yurting! We've never been to the Umpqua Lighthouse State Park, but it looks peaceful and lovely, and it's only a hop, skip and a jump from the Oregon Coast, which is beautiful no matter where you go. Yah, it's not all the fancy fun that the central/northern coast may be with Seaside and all it's activities, but for us, and for our first real vacation alone away from home, this seems like the perfect place. I am totally excited in a completely third grader kind of way. Sandcastles! Canoe-ing! Nature hikes and getting dirty! But with a SHOWER! Camping is fun but we don't have "camping" kind of kids. Sleep in a tent? Fire???!!! Kael would have us burnt to a crisp in no time. Or just himself, anyway. And resorts/timeshares/full service hotels can get pretty expensive. What an awesome compromise! Staying outside, but being inside! So if you're looking for us end of June, look to the west! We're "roughing it" in a Yurt by the sea!