Last Minute Hoorah

Rough Creek Lodge 

Glenn Rose, Texas

Steve and I decided last minute to take the kids overnight to Rough Creek Lodge before school started.  We've been here a couple of times without the kids and each time talked about how much they would love it.  To me, this is how you know you're a parent--when you're on a getaway with your spouse and all you talk about is how much your kids would love the place you're visiting. But, really, we knew the kids would have a great time.  Each night you can make s'mores by the fire pit.  And, where else can you learn how to throw tomahawks at targets?! 

This swimming pool included with free ice cream!

We rented a mule and went on an adventure through hundreds of acres.  This sounded like a safer alternative for me and my peanut than the other adventures the lodge offered.  In hindsight, me and my peanut should've just headed back to the pool because my belly turned into a washing machine with the bouncing and pouncing during the two-hour ride through the woods! 

Cannon loved spotting the 'faces' on the trees through the enchanted forest.

Of all the boys, Gavin loves the outdoors the most. 

This may not look like much in the picture, but what the picture doesn't convey is the Texas heat and large jumping bugs that surrounded us.  But, would I let a few hundred steps keep me from seeing the top of  Gunn Mountain?!  No way!  I was definitely last to make it to the top, but I made it!

Cannon is clearly the smartest person in our family.

"I'm the king of the world!"

There was a game at the top that consisted of a large collection of rocks with various barrels down the side of the mountain. The goal, of course, was to get as many as you could into the barrels. I think we depleted about half that box of rocks trying to make various goals.  Seriously, boys are so competitive!  They just never give up!

 I love when my boys are sweet to each other.  *sigh*

Gavin is my little gymnast and climber.  He will climb anything put in front of him.  I'm often cleaning footprints off the wall where he's tried to see if he could just climb like a spider!  This tower was pretty challenging for all of his 42 inches in height.  He had to almost do the splits to make it to a couple different spots.  He was determined to ring the bell at the top of this tower.  And ring the bell he did! 

Although Cannon was too small to climb the wall I did let him climb this fence.  

Happy boy!

Harrison and Steve zip-lining.  Initially, Harrison walked all the way up and then promptly all the way back down saying it was too high.  He quickly overcame his fear because when I looked up again Harrison was jumping right behind Steve.  I like that it didn't take anyone else to talk him into it, he just bucked up and went for it.

All that fun and excitement got the boys ready for Monday morning and the first day of school!

3rd Grade with Mrs. Kim and 1st Grade with Miss George

Gavin is sitting next to his friend, Chase, from Kindergarten.  I think that made him pretty happy.

Harrison was too old to let me walk him all the way into his room.  This is as far as I was allowed to go.  He gave me a happy smile and off he went!

 

Cannon started preschool a few mornings a week later than his brothers due to a pipe bursting and flooding the church!  Cannon was all smiles here, but when it came time to actually leave him, that lovely smile was no where to be found.