We have
been to Arkansas a few times in the past and it is still one of our
favorites. Typically, we would choose to stay in one of the state
parks due to the great experiences we have had there but internet
accessibility would be an issue. So, we chose to stay at Maumelle
Public Use Area, which is a Core of Engineers Park. I am so glad
that we did. It's a very nice park located on Lake Maumelle. The
sites were pretty, full of trees and spacious. And best of all.....
the showers were AWESOME! I don't think I have had an endlessly hot
shower since June! Needless to say, I did not rush through them.
There
was also plenty of room for Jacob to practice with his new bow and
arrow and to hang our hammocks.
Our stay
here seemed pretty short and we didn't get out to do a whole lot, but
it was enjoyable.
We had
the most fun going to visit Uncle Kirk (my stepbrother) and Aunt
Dianne. They live in the country about 45 minutes away from the
park. The kids got to see their chickens, check out their property,
play with toys and shoot slingshots. And after we ate pancakes and
eggs, we got to try wild persimmons and raccoon! The kids did not
want to leave.
Back at
the campgound, we carved pumpkins for the first time, EVER! I don't
even remember carving one as a child (although, I remember watching my
brother do one).
It was a little messy but not as bad as I expected. Jacob did pretty well on his own but Jordan needed quite a bit of help. They both turned out pretty cute.
And then
Halloween came. Jordan chose to be a bride:
And Jacob wanted to be a military person:
We had checked out our options for trick or treating
and the kids decided on the Trunk-Or-Treat at a nearby church. It
was really cute. They had each trunk set up with a theme like
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Charlie Brown and each had an
associated game. This one was an Angry Birds game where you tossed a roll of toilet paper into a toilet. They had a lot of fun playing the games and
collecting the candy prizes at the end.
And
Jacob won a huge bag of cookies at the cake walk. He is nice enough
to share them but he watches them like a hawk! Ha ha.
So this
was our final state in our journey for 2014. We are heading back to
Texas. We have had an amazing journey but also look forward to
spending time with our family and friends.
To be
continued... January 2015
Very sweet!!
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