Goliad Camping

Here we go, week two of Spring Break, off to Goliad State Park and camping.  It sprinkled on us the drive there and we quickly set up our tent.

The rain stopped and we enjoyed exploring their short trails, the mission and riding bikes again as a family of four!!

Dinner and s'mores.

The edge of the highway had beautiful bluebonnets and our first large groups to see of the season.  

We woke up to an amazing green world on St. Patrick's day.  Other years, we had really learned about the cultural and history of the holiday but this year we focused on the color green.

We went birding as a family and the girls were able to sit still and observe.  They were excited about the cardinals which is a good reminder to be excited about common yet beautiful things.

Then we hiked around and did a second day of crafts at the mission with the rangers.

Inside, they got to ring the bell (once per hour) and light candles.  After missing the inside of the Alamo, it was great to spend time in here.

The nightly rain forecast was 100% and we were the only people in our tent circle.  They had open shelters so we decided to move and it was a good decision.  It poured all night long!

It is so great to all be biking and we went down to the river for some fishing.  Caleb caught a whooper!

We got Junior Ranger backpacks that had id books as well as journals to record your experiences and leave for others.  We had fun reading what others wrote and were proud of Gloria's writing!

"Gloria, 6. March 17, 2015 (a butterfly creating a beautiful oops) My caught a catfish and we saw a tree with a bee hive"

Back at the campsite we had dinner including green peeps.  We stayed dry from the rain in our nice shelter.  Next morning, we rode around, rang the bell and packed up.  A great camping trip!