Good call, babe. We went to Blanco State Park in Blanco, Texas. This place was so pretty. We hiked, swam, and pretty much spent 2 days just hanging around the river and taking naps.
That little winding road led to a cute little "wild life observatory." Saw quite a few songbirds. No squirrels.
Saw quite a few cows. This Mom made sure she gave her little one a good bath...
I thought it was sweet she licked her snot after she bathed him and not before. That's a good Mom.
This was the view from our cabin. We originally thought we would tent camp, but couldn't help it when we got there. It was so beautiful along the river! At dusk the fireflies would come out, there weren't any mosquitoes, the park was nearly empty because it was the middle of the week... we were right by the pavilion, the river, the playground, the volleyball court and the river.
The park has this cute little pool. Well, cute until we saw all the "wall worms." Or more commonly known as leeches. Oh, they were so gross. Teeny little tiny black ... squiggly pieces of disgusting, just clinging to the wall til they were big enough they could drop off and find something to latch onto. Gak. Gives me shivers thinking about them. Gross critters.
This is how Tristan spent most of the time we were there. A spoon. Some rocks. Some dirt. Kissing the pavement with his nose and head. Taking naps. Then playing in the dirt some more. He does really well when I drag him places. The first night we were there I wondered how it would be getting him to sleep without a confined area for him. I laid down with him and he slept until about 4, when he decided to get up and get his sippy cup. Then when I held my arms out to him, he came and laid down next to me and spent the next two hours happily sleeping on my neck, stomach and arms. I'm glad one of us slept... the next night we did the same thing, I laid down with him til he fell asleep and then went to our side of the cabin. He did the same thing, woke up about 4 and came to cuddle with me. As soon as he fell asleep I put him back on his sleeping bag, where he slept another 2 hours and then came back and wanted to cuddle again. How do you resist a cuddly baby that just wants to lay on your chest and tummy and sleep there? You don't.. you just become a human pillow. Overall I think he did great. He's such a happy go lucky little man.
The flowers outside our cabin. They attracted quite a few butterflies, but they were always too fast for a photo.
Our cabin was also right by the park. How cute is this face! He loves swinging. I'm glad I took this before he got nailed in the head. Tristan took quite a spill on a cement slope. He caught himself, but that big ol noggin of his made him fall-and he stopped himself with his nose. It was pretty bloody and his goose egg was the size of a large marble.
Can you tell how much this little boy loves his Dad? Loves Jeff. Just loves him.
Later on we went hiking on the nature trail. If you ever camp here, I will just save you the trouble and tell you that this is the view, and this is where all 8 million mosquitoes were hiding. I hate those things. I read once that 26 kinds of song birds count on mosquitoes for survival, but I'm to the point I think we could go without a few birds if it means no mosquitoes.
It was a beautiful break and just what Jeff wanted to enjoy before he goes back to school for the summer.

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