Hill Country State Natural Area

Derek had the day off from work yesterday {the Friday before Memorial Day Weekend), so we decided to let the girls play hooky & we had a super fun family day filled with adventure! This was the first time the kids & I have gone anywhere {other than a drive-thru} since March 12th, so it was MUCH overdue! We left bright & early to go hiking at the Hill Country State Natural Area {about an hour west of us}, stopped at Dairy Queen for lunch {ice cream was our reward for an awesome hike!}, visited a museum, and then came home for dinner, swimming, smores, & camping in the backyard! It was JUST what we needed!!!!!

{this girl managed to lose a tooth on the hike!!!!} 

The kids were such troopers on our hike! We did about 3.5miles in total--they really impressed us! We are planning to make our first visit to Lost Maples next weekend for another hike. The change of scenery is such a breath of fresh air!