Getting Out and About

Houston weekends have been a washout this fall! November has been warm and WET and we have been stuck indoors way more than we like. With two wiggly boys, we need to be outside!

Last Saturday, we had a Cub Scout outing planned in the morning at Sheldon Lake State Park. It was drizzly when we left our house, and that drizzle turned into heavy downpours on the way to the park. Fortunately, by the time we arrived, the rain was letting up and we were able to continue on with the program. Best of all, most of our Scout friends showed up!

The Webelos Scouts (and siblings) learned all about bird migration for their Into the Wild elective. The boys played a couple of games, including a migration obstacle course that included getting through a hurricane (jump rope), past poachers and cats, through spider webs and bridges, and finding a mate and making it safely to the winter nesting grounds.

After the program, the boys hiked (Henry is at the top of the tower) 

and then enjoyed a picnic lunch in a covered spot. Despite the crummy weather, the boys all had fun and learned a lot (and earned another Webelos pin!).

The boys got out of school early yesterday, Gene had the day off, and we all wanted to get outside again as the forecast for our long holiday weekend is once again warm, wet and dreary. Gene suggested exploring the new and improved Buffalo Bayou Park and I am so glad we did because it is just gorgeous! As we pulled up, Will commented that it looked an awful lot like San Antonio's River Walk (the newer part, past the busy downtown section). He was right! 

We ate lunch at The Kitchen at the Dulavy, which currently has a limited menu before their official opening on December 1. The food was fresh and delicious and we really enjoyed the venue, overlooking Buffalo Bayou.

Buffalo Bayou might not be as pretty as the River Walk but we enjoyed the trails nevertheless.

We watched this beetle scurry across the path, leaving tracks in the sand.

Henry and Gene

Lost Lake

I took lots of pictures of my boys. 

Field Day face tattoos

We ended our adventure at the Fish Family Play Area, which is an organic, natural play area like the one at the Houston Arboretum. Some of the play structures were being refurbished, but it is still a unique playground and the boys loved it!

This area has a stage and grassy green for performances.

We really enjoyed exploring Buffalo Bayou Park and can't wait to go back again soon!