I know…I know. I’m woefully behind on my updating so I’m going to try to catch up — and quickly! One post for each month that I haven’t updated. Get ready for some VERY long posts, but hey – you’ll be up-to-date and I’ll feel A LOT better about myself!
So here we go…March 2010 (followinge College Week!):
Spring Break!
Over spring break this year we decided to go camping. We wanted to go somewhere none of us had really been. So we picked the Davis Mountain State Park in Fort Davis, Texas.
It’s about a 7 hour drive from Floresville. We arrived there around 2pm and started setting up camp. The park rangers are extremely helpful and check-in was a breeze. You definitely have to reserve these spots early! The park was completely full the whole week. The park is nestled in a canyon of the Davis Mountains and the views were spectacular. Included in this park is the Indian Lodge State Park (next review).
The sites were very nice – we had a water only site. They were a bit rocky for my tastes, but since we had air mattresses that didn’t bother us at all – but something to think about. The bathrooms were in VERY good shape and we did manage showers in this one where the water was warm.
That is important because it can get VERY cold here at night. The first night we were there it was 18 degrees, the next night a balmy 24. But during the day it hit 70 and was gorgeous!
Nice (although very rocky) hiking trails in this park – we made it half-way up one and then came on back down.
I would definitely stay here again and I would definitely recommend it for others.
While we were there we went to the McDonald Observatory Star Party – very cold and VERY WORTH IT! Awesome experience…really enjoyed it! We also saw the Fort Davis Historical Site where the kids earned another Junior Ranger Badge – they love that.
When we left the area, we drove up and went through Balmorhea and saw the spring fed pool (with catfish and turtles in it!). The kids so want to go back there when it’s warmer. We worked our ay thorugh Pecos and made our way to Monahans and “SURFED THE SANDDUNES!” Lots of fun. We had a wonderful meal with the Thomas’ in Midland and spent the night with them before heading back home.
It was a GREAT spring break!
CUB SCOUTS, SOCCER and TUMBLING
The cub scouts helped do the pledge at a city council meeting, the kids are heavy into their spring soccer season with the Kangaroos and Kate participated in her second gymnastics meet and had a great day!
Later. (Whew!)
