After a not so restful night (we couldn't find Leah's pacifier...enough said) we got up to tackle day 2 of our little adventure.
While Edgar and I got breakfast ready the kids played in buckets of water. Amazing how little amusement they really need...
Edgar checking the weather forecast. Yup...rain expected. Goody.
We headed out to another area of the state park. It had a beautiful swimming area...but at its shallowest spot was over our head. AND, it was spring water. So 72 degrees. A little chilly. It was hot out, though, so not unbearable. The kids wore life jackets, and, once they finally got brave enough to get in, enjoyed it. Eli more than Leah. It WAS cold, though. The fact that it was over our heads, and the kids wanted to hold onto us most of the time made it a bit more challenging for Edgar and I. We had swim noodles, which helped, but not nearly enough. We swam for a while, though, then got out to have some lunch. I neglected to take any pictures :( Keeping my head above water was apparently more important...
At our little picnic spot. It was a beautiful day!
Leah always enjoys posing for a picture.
Our happy family.
This was the swim area from a distance. Very pretty. The water was so clear too.
After lunch we went for a hike through the garden area. Lots of waterfalls and beautiful scenery.
Eli got a hold of the camera and took a ton of pictures (like over 300...yay for digital cameras.) After going through them I noticed several of feet. He was so entertained by taking pictures.
Some of Eli's shots.
Another foot...
Not a bad photographer, eh?
As we left that area of the park, it started to rain again. So we headed to a nearby town and had dinner at the mall. When we got back to our site it has stopped raining, so we had a bonfire.
I told Leah to act silly...this is what I got.
Roasting some marshmallows. Eli kept his eyes closed the entire time...I don't think he liked the smoke or the heat. Probably not safe to always keep your eyes closed around a fire...
Yum!
Relishing each bite!
Leah enjoyed hers too!
After smores the kids enjoyed writing on random things with chalk. Good times. They didn't go to sleep until almost 10...clearly we didn't wear them out enough. Either that, or the tent was still too much of a novelty to them!
Day 2 was definitely better than day 1 :)
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