Placerita Playtime

 A beautiful day, a beautiful setting, and a bunch of beautiful girls. Such a fun Friday morning!

We met up with Elaine and Vivian, and Sadie and her girls Riley, Samantha and Macy at Placerita Canyon for a hike.

We started out in the museum, which was recently refurbished. Then we set off down one of the many trails.

 I picked Placerita because I wasn't sure how Violet, who doesn't handle walking all the way to school yet, would fare. Thankfully, she did very well, had a lot of fun with the big girls, and never asked to be carried.

Plus, Placerita has the birds of prey, and clean restrooms. It's the little things...

Violet found a cool little thing here, a butterfly wing.

 Here's Cora, Sam, Vivi, Riley, Macy and Violet.

After a snack and drink under the oak trees, the girls all played hide-and-seek, before we went to look at the Oak of the Golden Dream. This state monument shows where gold was first discovered in California.

Cora asked if everyone could come over, and why not?  The girls spent a while setting up the Calico Critter houses and shops.

Elaine brought by pizza for lunch, and later we went to a park to play before our afternoon fun came to an end.