I try and do fun things with the kids. I honestly want them to have great memories of their childhood and feel like I did fun things with them. During spring break I wanted to take them on a little day trip, so we decided to check out South Yuba River State park. My friend Amy suggested it and I totally go with whatever she tells me because she knows the coolest things to go see.
We woke up on a morning where it was overcast and maybe going to rain. I packed a lunch so we could have a little picnic. But the morning got away from us just like it always seems to, and we didn't end up leaving until almost lunch time. I was not in a great mood because the kids hadn't been very good helpers that morning and then we realized we had no gas so I had to stop and get gas. At that point I honestly wanted to just cancel it because with possible rain I thought it was probably just going to be a train wreck. But we pressed on and I am so so glad that we did because we ended up having the BEST time! It ended up being one of those magical days that I will remember forever. It was kind of damp and misty day but it didn't start raining until right when we were leaving and since it was a rainy day, we were the only ones there, so it was extra special to explore and roam on our own.
Such a pretty picture!
What a goofball!
We found a little sandy area where we could play in the water a bit. although it was pretty cold, so we just decided to explore and find rocks to skip. We also had a rock throwing contest and I came to learn that I'm not the best at throwing stuff. Haha!
Clara founds a rock that she just treasured. I love her piggies!
Lizzy learned how to skip rocks. It wasn't an ideal place to do it, but she learned pretty well and got the hang of it.
It was cool to see a piece of history here, this is the oldest covered bridge in the world. It was built in 1862.
There is something about my kids or maybe all kids and rocks! They just cant seem to get enough! They will come home with pockets full of them and still wished they had collected more!
Another girl with her rock. The obsession is real!
We went on a little walk down a path that took us down the river a little ways.
This place was pretty much paradise for the kids, with all these rocks!
The scenery was seriously breathtaking! It was so green it was unreal!
I love this picture of the kids!
I love this silly monkey! She is so fun and so easy to have around!
I absolutely hate selfies of me because I always think, "do I really look this bad in real life?!" But I just really wanted a picture with my kids so even though I look bad in it, I will still keep it.
Since it was an old pioneer town there was this old gas station, which was fun to explore.
After walking around for a bit the kids wanted to go back to that water before we left.
I love the picture of Russ with his stick carrying his jacket.
On the way home I stopped by this little town that is on a lake to take a picture of the dam, because it was really cool looking.
We had the best day together and I am so glad I can be home with these crazy kids of mine to be together and make memories together!
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