our vacation in california

i dont know why it posted the end of this post first  :( if you want to see it in order scroll down to where you see "this is the start" sorry

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this is the General Sherman tree it is said to be the largest over all tree in the world its circumfrence is 103 ft around its 275 ft tall. in comparason its like a mouse looking up to a 6foot tall person!

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a huge limb that fell from the tree in 2006

there was a river that ran across the way from our campsite so we decide to fallow it up one day

even tho it was cold the kids could not resist putting their feet in 

gathering fire wood for the night

arienana doing some charcoal nature journalism using a piece of wood that she burnt a little in the fire. it turned out to be a nice tool for drawing

it was getting cold as the sun was getting ready to go down

we had a wonderful time camping in the sequoias and on the way out back down the mountain we were blessed with the chance to see a bear as it walked out in front of us and climbed up the mountain next to us

this the start of the post

our trip to California started off with getting to see some friends and family. this is me and my best friend since third grade Cassandra.

then we got to see grandma gg and grandpa woody auntie jeanette aunt bevererly and uncle sal

then we were off to the beach with grandma and grandpa and aunt mary and her kids jared josh and jackson. the kids hit it off together really nicely. the beach was AMAZING! perfect weather and warm(ish) water and Nobody else there

abby and kyah collected many beautiful sea shells

marques and josh

after our time visiting family we headed to the sequoia national forest!

Hot chocolate time!!

the deer that came right threw our camp ground to get their breakfast

these trees are Amazing so huge and beautiful Gods creation is breathtaking !!

this was a piece cut from the center of a tree that had to be cut down