Thursday, September 6, 2012

Kern River

I'm thankful that weekends around here are generally packed full of fun activities; hikes, beach, camping, and just playing on a grassy hill to name a few.



Kern river was a fun camping trip this year. Who says you can't camp with 3 kiddos? Mae ate a steady supply of dirt and leaves. She also learned the sticks were great chew toys. Emma was thrilled to be naked and play in the mud the whole weekend, but didn't want to get wet. The river was about 70 degrees, too cold for precious Emma. Avila on the other hand had to be dragged out of the water. She gave herself the nickname "river rat".



Their other favorite body of water to play in was the mud puddle in front of the campsite.









We did a lot of fishing with daddy......of course.





Avila never stopped smiling the whole trip. Fishing, swimming, tubing, camping, she LOVED it all!


Emma's highlight was daddy catching a "pet" fish. She gave it plenty of kisses, snuggles and loving chats. After a few hours of playing with it we had to let it "swim" away. Mom didn't want it in the campsite. I had visions of waking up with it in my sleeping bag.


It's hard to say goodbye.
A few fun highlights.......
















Such a fun trip!