We spent Veteran's Day checking out a nearby State Park. The weather was cool, breezy, and overcast as Tropical Storm Ida made her way east. The park was fairly empty, and we had a nice day exploring together. The kids probably could have played on the gravel pile in the parking lot all day, but we finally convinced them to check out the rest of the park.
Here are some of the cool things we saw....
Here we are in front of the tallest waterfall in Florida. It drops into a really deep sinkhole and its total height is 73 feet. Pretty good for Florida I guess!
Kaylee on the falls overlook
TYPOS - the following signs had me laughing and/or rolling my eyes. Talk about being grammatically challenged! We need some quality control!!
Towards the end of our "hike," we came upon the playground and spent some time goofing off. Roger and Derek found a good place to practice throwing the football.
Brandon impressed us with his ability to swing quite high on his own.
Dustin decided to regress and learned that being a baby isn't really all that comfortable.
Hanging upside down seemed to be the preferred activity.
After we got ready for church, the kids had planned some party games. Definitely a little variation from a typical Sunday morning.
Pin the tail on the donkey
This game was kind of like the "egg on a spoon" relay - only with bouncy balls.
Roger made me a gooey butter cake. Brandon decided that I should have 6 candles on my cake so we could each blow one out. It was tricky, but we all managed to blow out only our own candle!
Lots of fun presents. It was a really nice birthday.
