Mini-Vacation Day 2

I have to start off by saying that my sweet friend, Lindi, recommended the Country Woods Inn
and she was right on the money! If you ever spend the night in Glen Rose, TX you must try to stay here. I picked the Saddle House for us to stay in for two nights since it was near the animals. We loved it!! They warn that the ceiling is low and they are right...if you are over 6 feet tall you will probably want to stay in one of the other options, there are several to choose from. Upon our arrival Wednesday night we were surprised to find all the things that the owner had thought of. There was a children's book about the local Dinosaur Valley State Park on the girls bed, several family board games to play, a television
with Direct TV which we turned on at night to watch the Olympics, a full kitchen, our own outdoor fire pit, a brochure on the names and description of all the animals in the barnyard (along with food to feed most animals at the barnyard area), and a list of several outdoor games at the main house you can play in the yard. Can you say wonderfully accommodating for families? Amazing! The girls had to immediately go feed the horses the minute we got there the night before. (Thanks again Lindi for the tip on taking carrots.) Kaylee was so excited to be able to pet and feed the horses up close. Campbell was just happy that there was a Momma horse (Gracie) and a baby horse (Grayson).















On Thursday we decided to have no real schedule and sleep as late as the girls would allow and relax. Since the Inn only offers breakfast in the Barn on the weekends we took our own food to enjoy. By the time we all got ready to go to Dinosaur Valley State Park it was almost 11 o'clock so we made a stop by Subway for some sandwiches and packed a few other snacks to take with us. Kaylee and Campbell both loved exploring for dinosaur tracks along the riverbed. I could not help but think of Kaylee's friend, Emma, who has always loved dinosaurs while we were there. (Especially when we passed the Dinosaur World Museum on the way to the park.) After finding several tracks in one area we drove on to another where there was a park and a little easier access to the river.






Kaylee could not wait to get in the river. Let's just say that I am glad I did not take the camera with me because it probably would have been broken one of the times Cary, Kaylee, Campbell, or I slipped and fell in the river. Who knew those river rocks were so slippery? At least no one else saw us because we were the only ones in our area of the river. We did manage to get a few good laughs at ourselves though. It only took Campbell falling once to determine that she was not very good at the river...which she repeated any time we were walking through the water which was a lot. Once we had our fill of slipping, exploring the tracks, and a little swimming we went back up to the park and had a wonderful picnic lunch. There was a great swing set and climbing rock wall for the girls to play on along with plenty of shade for the picnic.

Once our fun was over at the park we went to the local sno-cone stand for a nice cool treat. On the way back to the cabin we took a quick detour to the chapel located on the property for all guests to use. This picture is the view as you walk in the front door. It was such a hidden gem in the woods. I could imagine really feeling the hands of God upon you in this place.














Then we went back to the cabin to shower and play some games together. Right as we were about to roast hotdogs in the fire pit it started to rain so we had to settle for some microwave hotdogs instead. Luckily we had made smores on the fire the night before so we did not miss cooking outside all together. The rest of the evening was spent giggling, watching the olympics, and enjoying Nim's Island on DVD. Both of our girls went to sleep very quickly tonight because they had worn themselves out with all the adventures of the day. Thank you Lord for another wonderful day together to take in all of the wonderful family moments and especially the sounds of Kaylee and Campbell giggling with delight.

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