Camping, Aquarium of the Pacific, Celebration park

We went camping yesterday with our friends the Records. It was our first time camping with kids (other than the once in the backyard) and I'd say it was highly successful. Kiera loved it. She loved the tent and danced in it for 15 minutes after setting it up. She loved her little camping chair. She loved roasting marshmellows and hotdogs (below is a picture of Kiera's first experience with a roasted marshmellow-- a little sticky!). She loved playing with her little friend Jamisen and was so excited to sleep in the tent. She had a little pleased look on her dirty little face the whole time we were there.
Oh, funny side note: as we were packing steve asked "So what exactly are we going to DO from 5pm to 10pm?" Obviously he isn't much of a camper. Thats ok because his little daughter is. Lydia wasn't too excited about it because I wouldn't let her play in the dirt. Maybe once she learns to walk....






We went to Celebration Park in Moreno valley which is a fun little water park. Too bad Kiera was interested in everything but the water. We played in the hot sun for 2hours and of course she wouldn't drink anything (she always does that when we are somewhere new and different). On the way home she was dry heaving from heat exhaustion.
Our 2 swimming expeditions this week were a little more sucessful.


We went to the Aquarium of the Pacific which was fun. Lydia appriciated the fish more than Kiera did. Kiera was excited about the stairs and climbing up on the ledge below each window (but not to see the fish-- just to climb).