Inks Lake State Park

Guess who paddled?

Sea Eagle captains!

Helping Grandpa navigate thru the park

Emily's big catch

Samantha's big catch

We took Samantha and Emily camping at Inks Lake last week. It is a beautiful state park in the Texas Hill Country where we spent many fun times when our girls were growing up. We weren't sure if these little "city slickers" were going to enjoy the great outdoors or not but OMG, they had so much fun! Roger and I experienced so many "de ja vu" moments - Samantha is like Heather and Emily more like Megan - it took us back in time.
They felt really naughty when we told them about "camping rules" - you don't have to take a shower every day unless you bathe in the lake; you have to go swimming at least twice a day and maybe more and wear your bathing suit all day; you have to eat outside and you can use your fingers; you have to eat ice cream once a day no cheating; you can stay up past bedtime to roast marshmallows; farting and burping are OK outside!
We got the kayak out and went paddling to Devils Waterhole - a cove in the lake - where older kids jump off a high cliff - Chicken Rock -  into the water. Emily would have been up there if we let her climb! We found a sand bar, that Roger remembered, and jumped out to swim in the middle of the lake - they had their life jackets on! - but it was still very adventuresome!
Their favorite thing to do was - you won't believe this! -  fishing! We bought them some fishing poles - Barbie and Tinkerbell and the handles lit up! - definitely girlie - and they were catching sunfish like crazy! They even handled the worms! They proclaimed themselves the "fishing champions!" Couldn't wait to get home and tell Mommy and Daddy they want to go fishing in the lake by their new house!