First Trip to Umstead

Today was a fun family day. This afternoon we took Eli & Belle to Umstead for a walk. It was Eli's first trip of many to Umstead. We have always spent lots of time running, hiking and biking there and we feel confident Eli will know all the trails like the back of his hand by the time he's 5. This also qualified as his first trip to a State Park. We would love to take him to all the State Parks in North Carolina. If we had tons of money, we'd do all the National Parks too. We'll see what we can accomplish one park at a time. =)

So, we parked at Graylyn and walked down Graylyn to the "T". For those of you who have been there, you know exactly where we went. It was about 3.3 miles there and back. The initial 1/3 mile was pretty bumpy and I was worried that it was too bumpy for Little Man but then it smoothed out. He slept almost the entire time. It was so cute watching his little cheeks jiggle every time we hit a bump. It was a great way to end our weekend and start the week ahead.

Now time to give Eli a bath and get him ready for bed. Here are some pictures from our adventure.

Walking again?!

At the "T"

How much longer?

Whew...finally back