Tubing down the Rainbow River

Today was very hectic! My mom woke all of us up at 7 am and in the summer, that doesn't work for me, Allie,or Mack. But Stephanie is always awake early so she was ready first. My mom kept yelling saing "Get up and put on ur baithing suits" eventually everyone got up and we were oit the door but first we had to visit our family friend Jeneane. We were riding with her and her family ( Lexie ~ 4 yrs old, Wilson ~ 2 yrs old, and Chris her husband.) Once we were there my mom went inside to say " Hey, I'm here now. Let's go tubing". It turned out to be way more than that. We ended up playing games with her children (their adorable). We spent about an hour there. Finnaly when we lefy we got in to jeaneans 8 passenger car. Chris drove Jeanean sat next to him. Wilson sat behind Chris in a carseat Allie sat next to wilson and my mom sat next to Allie. In the back was me, Lexie, Mack and stephanie. And man were we squished. We were suppost to ride like this for 2 hours. So when we arrived we got our tubes and went tubing. The water was freezing cold. Evetually I gt used to it and started to explore. Underneath the tubes was marine life with fish of all shapes and sizes and colors. Chris told Lexie he was gonna find her a turtle so I. Was on the look oit too. I found a turtle and I tapped Chris on the shoulder and said "Look. A turtle" I grabbed it but it got away. Then I grabbed it again and I held it up above the water. While it was in my hand it bit me and held on till I flung it off! Turns out this cute little turtle that could fit in my hand was actually a ferocious snapping turtle. When the underwater adventure was over we went to chockfila and I ordered the usuall. A 12 piece meal with Hi C to drink.

Canoeing on the Alafia

One summer day my family and I went canoeing on the Alafia River. This river is 4 hours long and quite a workout. We rented 2 canoes (one for my mom, little sister Steph and me and the other canoe had my dad, my older sister Allie, and my little brother Mack). Once we were on the river, we started to race and see who could get to the "finish line" first. After paddling for a while we came upon a tree that had fallen over and across the river. My dad and I crossed the "bridge" without falling in the water. When trying to get in the canoe, I rapped my arms around the tree and put my feet in the canoe when unexpectedly the canoe started drifting and I fell smack on the water. The ground was mushy and slimy but surprisingly not that bad so Mack and Stephanie jumped in too. About an hour had passed by when we found a rope swing. This was irresistible. Everyone took at least one swing in to the water even my mom who was a little paranoid about us getting hurt. So far the trip was a blast but there were hardships to come such as spiders,getting sore from paddling and getting caught in branches. It seemed like my dads canoe kept running into every branch in sight. My canoe mostly got stuck on rocks in shallow areas but one time the middle of the canoe got stuck on a tree and kayakers had to help us get unstuck. We would have done it our selves but the water was a bout 7 feet deep. (the water ranges from about 1 inch to about 10 feet or more!)To get out of this situation took about 20 minutes and lost us the race but in the end every one was happy, they had a good time and slept well. It was really fun having the whole family there because everything is better when you do it with family. I cant wait to go back!