Spring Break '08...Day 4 & 5

After a quick trip to Fort Worth for Allyson to be fingerprinted by the state of Texas (a requirement for new hires in the school district), we got the van loaded and headed to Cleburne State Park.

Bradley immediately put on his backpack (that weighed about 20lbs!) and started hiking. Here's an action shot...
Right below our shelter was a walking path that followed a creek around the campground. Bradley played there for hours. It was really neat, because as the creekbank has been washed away with rain, it has left large tree roots exposed that Bradley was able to walk and crawl through.

You can see how Laurel Ann feels about unpacking the van...

Exploring the creek...We told Bradley that the day-glo jersey kind of defeats the purpose of camouflage, but being Bradley, he didn't care!

Cheese!

Checking out the dock...The campground has a large playground that we had just finished playing on, so we decided to check out the swimming area. Needless to say, we didn't swim that day.

When smoke gets in your eyes...the joys of cooking outdoors over an open flame! The hot dogs and s'mores tasted great though! Thanks guys!

Again, Laurel Ann lets her opinion be known. Despite her appearance in the majority of our pictures, she had a great time! She loves being outdoors just as much if not more than Bradley.

On Friday morning after breakfast, the kiddos immediately wanted to take off on a hike. Here, Laurel Ann is checking out her "treasure map" to find out which way to go. We never got another picture of Bradley, because he met up with some kids in another campsite and they played for a couple of hours. We knew Bradley met a kindred spirit when we heard them talking about what characters they had bought on Star Wars Legos.

All in all, we had a great time and look forward to camping out again!

Friday evening after we got home my cousin, Barrett, called and we went to dinner with him and Melissa, a friend of his. (A "lady friend" as he put it!) We really enjoyed seeing Barrett since he's in grad school in Alabama, and we don't get to see him often. We ate at Cotton Patch and then came back to the house for a rousing game of Wii bowling. I must say, Melissa kicked everyone's rear! We all had a great time!