Kern River

We had so much fun playing in the river by our campsite. The water was swift moving, and the girls liked floating down stream. On the first day they just floated in their life vests, but then we decided to invest in a tube. The tube was better because they didn't hit their knees and feet on all the rocks.

One of us would walk with the girls upstream, and then float down steam with them to the other of us. We will definitely come back.

Kern River fishing

S and J got fishing poles last Christmas. They have enjoyed fishing around the house and in the back yard and have been gaining a lot of practice. They have repeatedly asked their daddy when he was going to take them fishing, so this trip was officially their first time fishing.

 S was so determined to catch a fish. We saw many, but unfortunately the fish were not hungry.

 

 Maybe next time.

Kern River - The slow part

 

 The river by our campsite was rather fast. The kids enjoyed riding the rapids down stream a little ways. One of the days we decided to go to a part of the river that was slow. This gave everyone a chance to swim and relax in the water with out ending up a mile down stream.

 

 Someone enjoyed relaxing on the raft.

 Building sandcastles was also fun.

These little fish were right at home swimming in the river water. 

 

Trail of 100 Giants

This last weekend we went camping near the Sequoia National Forest. It was very hot but we were camping by a river and so we stayed cool. On the first day we were there we went hiking on the Trail of 100 Giants up in the Sequoia Forest

This tree was fun because we could climb inside. S and J thought it would have made a cool fort for them to play in.

  Inside the tree.

 

 

 Hiking with friends.

It was a fun little hike and the girls enjoyed climbing in and on the trees.

Hula Performance

 Sienna's Hula class had a performance this last Saturday. It was part of Dance Company and it was on a real stage.

We were waiting for the performance to start and Juliette saw some people selling flowers. She wanted one so bad so we got her a rose.

She did a great job dancing with her Ipu!

 

Afterwards we met her back stage and gave her some roses too.

Six Years Old

Last month she turned six. Today after church she wanted me to take her picture on her favorite rock. I love this girl so much.

Kindergarten Graduation

We can't believe how fast this year has gone. S graduated last week from Kindergarten (promoted to first grade).  Her class sang some songs and then she got her certificate. We were so proud of her. She has grown so much this year. She is reading a ton of books and writing 5+ sentences. Her report card was very positive, which didn't surprise us. Way to go!

Our new pets

Our girls have been asking for a pet for a while, so recently we went to the store and they both got to pick out their own fish.