Wednesday, November 5, 2014
boating on the lake in Indiana
One evening, the girls got to go out on a boat and swim in the lake.
Evidently, they got to drive the boat too!
Evidently, they got to drive the boat too!
Both girls thought that this boating thing was pretty fun.
horse back riding in Indiana
While in Indiana, the girls got to go horse back riding with their Aunt Jenny.
Jamison loved spending time with the horses.
a trip to the Indianapolis Children's Museum
While in Indianapolis, the girls got to visit the Children's Museum. The first step was looking cute, which is pretty easy to do.
The museum had a special exhibit on China while they were there, so they learned all about the Teracotta Army amongst other things.
They even got to practice digging up their own Army.
It looks like Jessica loves the Children's Museum.
fun at the Indianapolis Zoo
While the girls were in Indianapolis, they visited the zoo. They fed the giraffes.
Jessica loved riding the roller coaster.
And, both girls had fun riding the carousel.
And, they got to see lots of animals.
Jessica loved riding the roller coaster.
And, both girls had fun riding the carousel.
off to Camp Mimi
In August, the girls went to Indiana to spend time with their grandparents. They were excited to go.
Camping at Sugar Pine in August
At the beginning of August, we took the girls on a Family Camp adventure at Sugar Pine Camp (associated with Girl Scouts).
On the way to Sugar Pine Camp, we stopped off to do some gold digging. This was something that Jessica was interested in learning more about as she has been really interested in gems and crystals. Unfortunately, due to the drought conditions, there wasn't water to do gold panning in, but we did do gold digging like they do in the desert. Jim served as digger for all of us.
Jessica and Jamison got to practice gold panning in some water that was setup to the side.
Both girls found gold too!
Once we were at Sugar Pine Camp, the girls enjoyed the onsite and offsite activities. One of their favorite activities was horse back riding.
I even shocked Jessica by going on a trail ride with her.
Here is a photo of Jim and the girls from breakfast one morning.
We spent one of our mornings at the Calaveras Big Trees State Park.
There were some really big and old trees at the park.
On the way home from Sugar Pine, we stopped at Moaning Cavern Adventure Park. Jessica and Jim took a walking tour of the cave.
Moaning Caverns also had rock climbing and zip lining. Jamison, Jim, and Jessica had fun rock climbing.
On the way to Sugar Pine Camp, we stopped off to do some gold digging. This was something that Jessica was interested in learning more about as she has been really interested in gems and crystals. Unfortunately, due to the drought conditions, there wasn't water to do gold panning in, but we did do gold digging like they do in the desert. Jim served as digger for all of us.
Jessica and Jamison got to practice gold panning in some water that was setup to the side.
Both girls found gold too!
Once we were at Sugar Pine Camp, the girls enjoyed the onsite and offsite activities. One of their favorite activities was horse back riding.
Jamison was a bit small for the trail ride, but was super excited to be able to ride a horse in the ring.
Here is a photo of Jim and the girls from breakfast one morning.
We spent one of our mornings at the Calaveras Big Trees State Park.
There were some really big and old trees at the park.
The girls and I easily fit into a tree that had fallen.
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The park has a tree that can be walked through. The girls thought that walking through a tree was pretty fun.
The girls also got to discover crystals and gems.