The second stop on the Hot Springs leg of our Spring Break Adventure was Garvan Gardens, a 210-acre botanical garden that is part of the University of Arkansas School of Architecture. We were fortunate enough to visit during Tulip Extravaganza where Garvan Gardens has 150,000 tulips blooming all at once. I was really excited to …
We spent some time fishing at the pond while we were on the farm. This is one of my favorite activities. I could spend all day fishing from sun up to sundown. One evening while Grandmother and Granddaddy went for a walk, Emily and Noah and I went out to the pond and caught the …
I’ve really loved the fact that we’ve gotten to do so many fun things on our spring break. One of the most fun parts has been playing on Grandmother and Granddaddy’s farm. This is sort of a “Part 1” of our farm adventures. We did so many fun things on the farm that it’s impossible …
On Thursday, we drove over to Oaklawn Racing to watch the horses run. This was my first trip to the races and it was a lot of fun! Our first stop was the concession stand so that we could grab some lunch. Then we headed out to the grandstands outside to wait for the races. …
Our Spring Break Adventure continued Thursday with a trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas. We did so many fun things that it’s going to take several blog posts to tell you all the fun things we did on our trip. Our first stop of the day was at Oaklawn where we ate lunch and watched the …
On our way to the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources, we stopped for lunch at Woods Place in Camden, Arkansas. Woods Place is a local restaurant that is known for making everything homemade and fresh. The inside of their restaurant was nice. The decor around our table seemed to be Grapette Soda-themed, but I don’t …
Our Spring Break Adventure continued on Tuesday when we headed to Smackover to visit the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources. We got there right after lunch because we wanted to do light painting, which started at 1 pm. The lady asked if we’d called in advance to register for the light painting because the class …
After we visited the Arkansas State Capitol, we headed off to lunch at Brown’s Country Restaurant in Benton. Brown’s was a staple of my childhood years. We would often stop here when we were on the road to or from livestock shows. It’s easy to get on and off the interstate and they have plenty …