Let's go fly a kite!

Last weekend, we took a road trip to Newport.  Stopped for lunch in Lincoln City, got a hotel room (another indoor pool win), and hit the sights. 

We had dinner and beers at the Rogue headquarters, and on Sunday morning we headed to the beach.  We'd found an awesome kite - a bright orange octopus with long, long tentacle legs.  Lola was flying it by herself within minutes, a sight I will never, ever forget.  Pure joy.

Then we headed to the Newport Aquarium, where Lola went nuts with pleasure.  She climbed rocks, saw birds, watched otters get fed, talked to the seals and sea lions, touched everything in the touch pool (urchin hug, mama!), and charmed everyone in the shark tunnel (including an eel or two).  At one point, there was a diver in there who came and gave her high fives.  She was so excited, she didn't know where to look.  It was basically a freakin' awesome weekend.



Lola getting the best possible view through the glass floor

Over here?  Over there?  Quintessential Lola.