Adventures in the city, in the outdoors, and in motherhood.
Hot summer weather makes me want a big bowl of fresh fruit! Anyone else? We had never done a pick-your-own orchard experience before coming to Ham Orchards, but it’s always sounded dreamy to me. I heard it was blackberry picking season out in Terrell, so we rounded up some friends and went on a little morning adventure!
The last time Gavin and I decided to up and go anywhere alone (for more than one night) was when I was 7 months pregnant with Owen. In September of 2014, we drove the length of Wyoming from Salt Lake to Mount Rushmore just to see something new. I guess an ‘unconventional babymoon’ (if you will) wasn’t that bad, because we did something similar 7 months into this pregnancy! A camping trip to Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas! Anyone else use the babymoon excuse, but do something far from glamorous?! Just us? k.
My mom flew in to Dallas to watch Owen for a few days so that Gavin and I could have some much needed time to ourselves. Throughout the weekend, we kept saying how much we missed Owen. On the other hand, it was so nice to be able to do things we can’t normally do. Like: have conversations in the car, or even just drive and listen to music without interruptions, or read, or relax in the hammock mid-day. I can’t wait to take Owen on another camping trip, but a little trip as a couple was just what we needed.
If you’re going to Arkansas anytime soon, or looking for a road trip from Dallas, here are three adventures we had on our Hot Springs, Arkansas getaway that we highly recommend:
Gavin and I recently enjoyed a little weekend getaway to Hot Springs National Park! You can read about our whole trip here, but I had so much to write about this one experience that I thought it deserved its own blog post!
One thing that makes Arkansas unique is all the open keep-what-you-find mines! We knew we wanted to try our hand at this mining thing, but it took a lot of research to figure out where exactly to go. I love researching and planning trips, and figured I’d just share what I learned to make it easier for you. Hopefully this information is helpful if you’re wanting to do the same thing!
