Fairy Stones State Park

The weekend before Memorial day weekend, we traveled down to Fairy Stones State Park where there is a beautiful lake with a sandy beach area.  It turned out that the lake was actually not open but we were told we could go in "ankle-deep".  The lake was not due to open until Memorial Day weekend.

So we all kicked off our flip flops and stepped into the chilly water and splashed around.

Simon kept pushing his limits by walking further into the water. 

He was happy as long as he could splash!

Caleb kept trying to lose his trunks.  I'm glad he likes to wear undies under them!

This picture just makes me grin from ear to ear,
because that is a truly happy smile on my Josh's face.

There is a little playground right on the beach next to the lake.  

But there is also a playground not far from the beach and it's mostly shaded.  There are lots of picnic tables with grills set up near there also.  It was a perfect area for a cookout.  Apart from all the bugs.

 Troy and Caleb did the man thing and started the fire.

We roasted hotdogs.  They were hot on the outside and cold on the inside.
I had taken them straight from the freezer to the ice chest for our trip.

 We also made s'mores!  Yummy!

We also found more water...

to play in!

Josh would make a great fountain.

We did a little walking and checked out the water craft that they have for rent. 
Again, it did not open until the next weekend though. 

It's such a beautiful park.  One that Virginia can really be proud of.

I can't wait for us to go back!