STAY-cation (part 2)

Friday we headed off to the local waterpark called The Beach. We have season passes, but this was the first time we have been so far. We had a great time and nobody came home sunburned. After The Beach, we headed to Sonic for dinner. It was a great, non-rushed day. Saturday, we decided to take the kids "creeking". That's what they call creek walking in these parts. We have a rather large creek/river in our neighborhood, it involves a bit of a hike to get there. What is really cool about the creek/river by our house is that it was once a very significant part of the underground railroad. Slaves once used the area to hide and waited for further instructions. We have these walls off of Cook Rd. that were made down while slaves waited. I didn't bring my camera down to the creek because I didn't want anything to happen to it, but here is a picture of the walls made from rock, shells, mud and sand. Anyway, we creeked and hiked for about 3 hours and had a great time exploring. Just as we were getting ready to head home, we heard the thunder from in the distance. We made it home just in time. Makenah got home from her youth trip (Palmyra, New York) at about 11 PM on Saturday night and boy howdy was she EXHAUSTED! She had a great time, met some fun kids, got hardly sleep, and saw some really neat places in our church history. Sunday morning we had church. I told her that when we got home she needed to get her laundry done. She was leaving the next morning for Indiana where she would be spending a whole week at EFY (Especially For Youth). She is quite the busy girl. We had a wonderful time with the kids and even though the whole family was not together, it was nice to spend more one-on-one time with them (and sleep in our own beds). I think we will be doing more STAY-cations in the future.