More River rafting and Kayaking

We spent as much time as possible at the river this summer. We ran away for weekends, arriving home late Saturday night, or just went for the day. Sometimes our friends came, sometimes it was just our family - it was super fun EVERYtime. Each trip was filled with warm sunshine, cold water, great memories, lots of smiles and pizza. Last year Kathryn and James went the Guest Appreciation Festival (GAF for short) at the Nantahalla River Outpost (a cool store we like at the river we go to). This year we looked forward to everyone going. We camped for several days, thoroughly enjoyed the festival, met new friends, sold our old boats and bought new ones. The kids also got to try out using a paddle board. Sarah and Kathryn were surprisingly good at it. By the time the weekend was over we came home with a play boat for Jacob to learn to do tricks in, a boat for James that fit him better and Kathryn's first boat. We even found a tiny boat for the little girls to enjoy. Here are some pictures from several of our trips to the river. What a fun summer!