Arkansas

 I took the big kids to Arkansas this summer. We wanted to do more hiking without as much complaining when we take the littles with. So I planned a fun trip to Arkansas. My sister flew into Houston and joined us for the first half of the trip. That was nice to help with the driving as well as the river float.

The first day, we found some fun hikes. I wanted waterfalls and we got more water-trickles. I want to go back some spring break and see the big waterfalls. We had fun just exploring caves and natural areas.

Then, we spent a day on the Buffalo River. We rented two canoes and did a 4-5 hour float down the river. The kids did well with the float. The water was a little low so we got out a few times to help the canoes through the water. We stopped at the sandy beaches and a little creek. Tanner loved the creek as we did leave races for a long time.

The final day with my sister, we drove to Little Rock and visited Little Rock Central High School. We read a ton about the high school and desegregation before the trip so the kids were pretty good about learning more at the visitor's center and seeing the school. We said goodbye to my sister who was flying out the next morning.

The kids and I kept going to Hot Springs, Arkansas. We visited the national park there and did some hiking in a nearby state park. We also went horseback riding.

Saturday was a tournament for Tanner back in Texas so we finished our trip off with the tournament.

Our view from our cabin.