California sisters say 'happy thoughts' helped them survive before rescue

Missing sisters survive two days in woods Two California sisters were found in the woods after they wandered from home on March 1. Now their mother is speaking out about the ordeal.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Two girls who were lost in a dense Northern California forest for nearly two days say they survived frigid nights by huddling together under a tree branch and a huckleberry bush and by thinking "happy thoughts."

Eight-year-old Leia Carrico and 5-year-old Caroline Carrico told ABC News in an interview Monday they went on a hike last Friday because they wanted an adventure but lost their way home.

Leia says her sister cried the entire first night and she told her to think happy thoughts.

Leia says she kept watch both nights and thought about a family vacation.

Two volunteer firefighters found the girls Sunday in a wooded area about 1 1/2 miles (2.3 kilometres) from their home in the small community of Benbow, about 200 miles (320 kilometres) northwest of Sacramento.