Fall Camping Trip!

This weekend we decided to head out for a fall camping excursion! We got a shelter (cabin) at Fort Parker State Park in Mexia, TX. We had never been to this park before. The cabin was probably the cleanest we have ever stayed in...the sites were nice...there was a nearby lake which provided nice scenery as a backdrop. It also marked the first camping trip in our new truck. It was nice to be able to pack everything up...and even take our bikes this time!! We went on several family rides around the park (I'm still not used to it...my hiney hurts!)...but Sydney rode most of the days back and forth down our road with another camper kid named Allen. He was only 5...but they played the weekend away together. It was so nice having another family close by to chat with and for Sydney to play with.

David was fascinated by the water faucet...I was fascinated by how many daddy longlegs were always around it!! UGH!
Time for breakfast...
The weather was awesome too...nice and breezy...not too hot! David did pretty good most of the time...unfortunately he REALLY likes to explore and you can not turn your back for a second before he's heading off down to another campsite and telling them all "hiiii"! We got some excercise just following him around...that's for sure! And lets just say...he does NOT like to be told what to do...we had several tantrums that I swore the neighbor campers were going to report us for disturbing the peace!

I got a workout following David up and down the stairs by the bathroom!

Sydney drawing a picture of the cabin!


You can see what I'm talking about...look at the bubbles David...what...you kidding...I'm outta here!

This is the reaction when he's told to stay by the cabin...or in the cabin...etc, etc...

Roasting weenies for our hotdogs...we also had S'mores later...YUM!

Here are some pictures of the scenery...this is the fishing pier out to the lake...I only saw one boy fishing though...the alligator sign was a bit un-nerving...BUT...we didn't really see any wildlife other than birds and squirrels...it was too cool out for alligators and snakes!

This is the sunset view from the lake...

This tree kinda freaked Sydney out...she called it the pregnant tree...it has a huge "tumor" like growth on it! Kinda weird!

We also took some time to visit the historical site as usual...my pictures from this are kinda boring...so I'll spare you...