Emma is sick. The sickest she’s been in her little life so far. She’s feverish and rashy and generally miserable, and I’m barely holding it together since nothing I do seems to make her feel any better.
But on Saturday she was cute and happy and we had an awesome day as a family, so I’m going to focus on that for a moment. We had tentatively planned to go car camping with Jen and Gavin and their kids on Saturday night, but last week got crazy and Jose and I just didn’t get things together in time to make it happen. But since we didn’t join them, I was determined to do something else as a substitute. The weather was absolutely gorgeous, so we decided to head to Armand Bayou Nature Park.
It’s right here in the Clear Lake Area but I had never been. That’s right — I’ve lived in this area for 16 years including my time in college as a coop, but I had NEVER been to Armand Bayou. I’ve ridden my bike past the gate on countless training rides, and I’ve run past it several times doing the 10-Miler. But I had never actually been inside.
What a mistake! And what a nice little park! We decided to walk one of the three trails. It was 1.5 miles and took us through the woods, to the shore of the bayou, and then along a big stretch of prairie. The trail was crushed gravel so it was a little bumpy for Emma, but our “all-terrain” stroller handled it well. We all had a great time and I took a ton of photos.
Hooray for a fun family outing! We’ll definitely be back.
We missed you guys, but it looks like you had a great time too. How did the buffalo get so close to you? Were you still at the observation deck for that shot?
Yeah we were on the observation deck. They walked right up to us. Could’ve touched them if I’d wanted.