Hiking

Today is Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and last night Brenna texted me to say her and Norris had been talking...how about hiking in the morning. We were thrilled. Ashton was going to get to use his new camelbak. :)
I drove my mom to the airport at 5:45am, she was flying to Hawaii to be with her friend Cheri who has a place on Kauai, lucky momma!!
At about 10:00 we gathered up in our awesome rental car, 2012 Toyota Sequoia, we have had many rental cars cause they keep switching them out...we had an awesome Yukon too! Blessings of getting your car crashed on Christmas day! :) We met Norris, Brenna and baby Tate at Placerita Natural Area. Quickly walked through the museum and took a snapshot, how cute they are! We had a great hike. It was such a beautiful day. There were so many people on the trail, Norris and Brenna weren't the only ones with such a great idea.

After hiking Jake and I went and picked up El Pollo Loco. Then we babysat Tate so Norris and Brenna could go and pick out their new carpet for their new house.
Tonight we went to dad's for dinner to celebrate Trina. She and Kai are in town and today is her birthday. We had a great evening!
Last Thursday evening was another Pack Meeting. Ashton got 4 belt loops. So blessed to have great leaders and so blessed to have a boy enthusiastic about scouting.

Ashton had a great bball game on Saturday. I would say he is obsessed with this sport. He lives and breathes basketball. He plays every minute that the sun is shining. He watches the Lakers every chance he gets. He wears his Lakers jersey, Kobe Bryant's jersey to be exact, while he plays in the backyard. He takes my ipad out with him so he can time his quarters. 

At his game he made 4 baskets and they were great shots. He was also a great team player and happy when   his teammates made shots too. He had a great pass, Jake called it a great assist. He was a great defender too. 

Can you guess what Ashton wants to be when he grows up?

We went to baby Jane's 1st birthday party too. She is a doll and it was fun to be with family!

Placerita Natural Area...

The last summer Pack Meeting was held at Placerita Natural Area. Bro. Norton arranged a tour that we could only do for about 30 min. because of the air quality from all the fires. That was okay though because it was a scorching hot day! 103 to be exact!

Here he is pointing out Poison Oak...and berries that a coyote had pooped out, they eat the berries but cannot digest the outside so it just comes out the other end still looking alot like a berry just missing the inside.
This is a replica of the huts, homes, that the Tatavian Indians built and lived in.


THE OAK OF THE GOLDEN DREAM...where gold was first discovered.


Very interesting learning more about the history of our valley...

After the tour we found some picnic benches and had lunch. After lunch the kids were throwing rocks on the ground trying to break them in half and find crystals. Sierra was directing and they were all listening. :) These scouts are all such nice boys, Sierra loves to hang with them.

After lunch we went to the animal show...it was great, very entertaining and educational.Kate C., Ashton and Sierra

Luke C., Max H., Cade A., and Justin M.

A HAWK... his name is Wheelie, he was found in the wheel well of an airplane and rescued.

A SKUNK... that had been a families pet in Texas and when they moved here they donated him because it is illegal to have a skunk for a pet in California.

A GOPHER SNAKE

A TARANTULA... Sierra raised her hand and asked if you could have a Tarantula as a pet, the guy said sure and her mother was ready to have a heart attack!

The GREAT HORNED OWL