Best Buds!

Camping at the Kern River!

July 21st, 2008

This week we went to the Kern River with the Kaisers.  Jason, Brent and Jared all kaiaked down the river while Don and I went down it on a splash shack (kind of like an inflatable canoe).  We had never been down rapids before and it was a lot of work to stay straight.  And if you don't stay straight it is very easy to fall over in the rapids.  We fell about 5 or 6 times.  Each time you fall- it is not like falling into a pool, it drags you under and throws you up and if you don't pull your feet up straight you can hit rocks.  At one rapid we tipped and Don hit his ankle and I pulled my feet up to avoid rocks, but then got hit by one on my lower back and hip.  Then I rotated and hit my knee.  So now I have bruises everywhere including one that is about 5 inches wide.  But it was an exciting adventure and we didn't do too bad for going down a category 4 rapid on our first time. 

Lake Mohave

Aren't these the cutest boys you have ever seen?  This was a trip to Lake Mohave at the end of June.  We went with the Borings, the Emmons and the Kaisers.

Legoland

The week after school got out we went to Legoland with my sister Tina and her kids.