Spring Break Camping at Caddo Lake

Since we had a big trip planned for the summer, we decided to do something low key for Spring Break. We found a State Park on Caddo Lake right on the Texas/Louisiana border and got a reserved spot for two nights. The Coles came with us, which made it even more fun. The only disappointment was that we didn't see any alligators. Apparently on the the Louisiana side the lake is crawling with alligators, but we didn't see a single one over on the Texas side. The kids took that as a good thing as all the campsites were right on the water. From the edge of our tent to the edge of the water was probably a maximum of six feet.

We got lucky and happened to hit the park on the once-a-month free archery classes. Tim wasn't old enough so the boys stayed behind to go have some extra canoeing and fishing time, while the girls all went over and learned archery. While none of us is the next Katniss, we all did pretty well and got much more accurate as the practice time went on. We all really enjoyed it.

One of everyone's favorite things about the campgrounds was that at dusk you could see bats flying around and diving to catch mosquitos. This was their favorite not because it was majestic nature, but because Mo didn't call them "bats" he called them "butts" so there were lots of exchanges like the following.

Mo: I see butts!

Aunt Kaliegh: Yep, the bats are flying in the air.

Mo: Yeah, butts in the air!

(uncontrollable giggling all around)

Over all we had a wonderful time, unwinding and having quiet time in nature, as well as spending time with the Coles.