There is no cuter picture than the family on the river together: mom/dad with the little ones in their own little kayaks.enjoying a family day on the river.  Many a parent/kayaker who has a child looks forward to that day; it makes the first six-to-ten-years worth suffering through (mostly because of the lack of personal river time that is given up for diaper time). The anticipation that one day the little chip off the block will be following you down the river is part of the evolution of parenthood for a kayaker.