Our time with Emma Grace at Stephen F. Austin State Park

Saturday, Nov. 7th and Sunday, Nov. 8^th 

Stephen F. Austin Park

Ashley and David found a sweet little breakfast place called Mamie's to meet at and we scheduled to meet at 9:30. We arrived before them and were waiting on the porch for them when they drove up. To say the kids were exited is an understatement! They were shocked, couldn't figure out how we just "appeared" there and super excited. We had a great breakfast (the kids were loved the Mickey Mouse pancakes), then we loaded up Emma 

 













 and headed back to camp. Emma was so excited she was giddy! 
We might have been pretty giddy ourselves!

It was rainy for the next several hours but we played games, colored,  played with play-dough, etc inside, while Bud took a nap! 
 















 










 




Emma loves to do any type of artwork, so she was quite content to sit at our little table and color, etc. while it rained outside. Oh, and we might have been eating a few snacks too!
 Once the rain stopped we went outside and enjoyed taking a hike. This girl thought the hike was through a forest and so her creativity took over and she made it quite the adventure for us all!

 










 She pointed out lots of places where the forest animals lived along with a tree that looked just like Cinderella. 
 







 



 








After a long hike, sometimes a little girl just needs her Bud to carry her and thankfully she has a Bud that can! We are so thankful for these days to enjoy our grands!



We played in the dirt and played with bubbles, before calling it a day and eating supper inside as it was raining again. Emma was so excited to be in the trailer,  so it was fun times! She went to bed and to sleep so easy and slept great till about 6 AM. She crawled in bed with us for a bit, then we got up and dressed and made Sweet Potato Pancakes and sausage. Yum. 

We enjoyed sitting outside and eating and planning what to do next!

We had tons of fun playing at the “swing ground” as Emma referred to it as it only had swings. 

We had such a fun day of playing, hiking, swinging, playing with play-do, playing and laughing. I read her several Bible stories and she wanted to write a book about God. It was about 6 pages long, with drawings and precious precious words from Emma about God and the Holy Spirit. What a precious heart she has, and what a great understanding of the Holy Spirit for a 6 year old!

  David, Ashley and Hudson arrived around 4, Hudson was SO excited for his turn! They stayed and visited for a little while, then took Emma and headed home as it is a school night for her. The time as always went way to fast, but we are so thankful to have a little one on one time with these two. They are both growing up way too fast!!!
Next up...Our time with sweet Hudson!