Joshua Tree!

We left yesterday morning for Joshua Tree with one of our favorite families, the Garcia's. Melissa's sisters, Emily and Leah, came too and they were so cute and so fun. We had so much fun!!! We hiked around through trails and on top of boulders. We also climbed in caves and through tunnels. We all came home with battle wounds. We saw tons of Joshua trees. It was HOT! It was the desert, could have been worse. :) We still had a great time despite the heat. We brought a squirt bottle with a fan, that was fun for the kids (especially Ashton) to squirt everybody. We went to the lake, Barker Dam and saw what was left of the lake, it was a tiny pond. Ashton and Asher were throwing rocks into it. We sat on some grass that used to be under the lake and it was so cool, spongy. The kids got along perfectly. It was a great adventure, thanks Garcia's for a fun camping trip. We love you guys and appreciate your friendship! Until next time :)...

A Desert Iguana that we saw when we pulled up to register.

These rocks were right behind our campsite.

Enjoying the air conditioning when we were driving from our campsite to the State Park.



Ashton said, "mom take a picture of this lizard."

I did not dress my daughter by the way. She had long shorts on and right before we were leaving the house she changed. Nice hiking clothes, I know!

Nice battle wound!

Cute girls! (hiding in the shade :)


This is the awesome spongy grass, Roman loved it! Roman want some Gatorade?


Rocks+Water = FUN!

Native American drawings

One last mermaid pose on the rock!