Biking at Brazos Bend State Park

On January 17th we finished all our basketball games in the morning we had the afternoon ahead of us and 3 energetic boys to try and entertain. So, we loaded-up the mini-van and went to Brazos Bend State Park for a picnic and a bike ride. The week had been cold (for Houston) as we had high temperatures in the high 50's and low 60's so when it warmed-up on Saturday we were all anxious to get out of the house.

Brett, Ryan, me and Jared having our picnic lunch.

Jared and Ryan playing on a tree by the Visitors Center.

Ryan, Lori, Jared and Brett with their bikes on the trail.

Jared, Lori, Ryan and Brett taking a break from the ride.

Ryan and me getting ready to go.

Ryan, Jared, me and Brett ready to hit the trail.

We saw 6 alligators this trip but they were all far away and since we only had the small digital camera with us we were unable to get any pictures that were worth posting. By the time I cropped them to the point where an alligator was distinguishable the picture was blurry. That is the downside of traveling light. Now that the kids are bigger and Ryan has his trailer bike, we were able to go on a longer bike ride on trails we had not ever been on before and where it is too far for us to hike. It was a really fun trip and something we need to do again in the near future.