Brown County

Over spring break, Don and I went on a Date Day to Brown County. We spent a lovely day hiking in the state park, eating at a local restaurant and perusing a few shops in the downtown area. It was nice to have a day just to ourselves...it doesn't happen very often!

We had perfect weather for being outside. We climbed the fire tower and had an amazing view of the park and forest. Then, we hiked for a few miles. I love days like this one!

Thanksgiving 2011

We had such a fantastic time celebrating Oliver's first Thanksgiving this past weekend. As always, we spent the holiday weekend at the Potowatomi Inn at Pokagon State Park. We had a great time swimming, hiking, eating and spending time with family.

The weather was beautiful for our post-meal hike.

Oliver with his cousin, Elizabeth...

"How did this turkey get on me?"

Oliver got to spend a lot of time with his grandma and grandpa. I think he got spoiled being held by someone for 3 days straight!

This is what I'm most thankful for this holiday season!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Cataract Falls

A few weekends ago, we packed up the car and headed to Cagles Mill and Cataract Falls, two State Recreation Areas not too far from us. There wasn't a whole lot to see at Cagles Mill, but we did have a nice picnic lunch and took a short hike. Along the way, we passed through a covered bridge.

Don even did some swinging on a vine...

Hoosier found a small (and I do mean small) creek and jumped right in. I love this picture...he plopped right down and layed in the water. I think he was hot from all the hiking we'd done.

We soon headed over to Cataract Falls which was a MUCH more scenic place to spend some time. They had a real covered bridge that dated back to the 1800s.

This is part of the Upper Falls which had about a 20 foot drop. I got in with Hoosier and we walked around a bit, but it was SO slippery that it was really hard to move around.

We walked through the covered bridge to the other side of the Falls.

Here is a view from the other side...

Again, Hoosier got to swim so he was a happy camper!

What a fun day! Cataract Falls was such a pretty place and there was so much to do! I love exploring the state parks.