Petit Jean

March 29th was Good Friday, so the kiddos didn't have school. James just happened to have the Galaxy (Extension) Conference up at Petit Jean Mountain, so we all went up to spend the night with him in his hotel room.  The plan was to hike the next day, and even though there was lots of rain, we headed out to explore anyway...

Our first stop was this old water tower.  And they had to climb up it.  First on the outside...

 Then on the inside...

 Next we went to the bear caves...

 Girls on one side, boys on the other...

 The boys wanted to explore some rocks and we ended up following a path to see Cedar Falls from above.

On the go...

 Strike a pose...

 By the water...

 Don't fall in...

 Spencer kept moving on ahead...

After that initial exploring/hiking in the rain, and it's muddy aftermath, we visited the lodge for the bathroom and the boys discovered the fireplace...

Three opted to stay at the lodge/van while the rest of us hiked to Ceder Falls.

The boys on the trail...

On a log across the trail...

The waterfall...

 Our attempt at a self portrait...

Someone came to our aide for this shot...

Spence...

Zack got back to the van before we did, so this is how we found him...

 And on the way home, this happened...

It was way past lunch time after our hiking adventures, so we stopped in Conway on the way home at Logan's Roadhouse.  YUM!