Inks Lake State Park // Blue Bell Creamery
This past Summer Isla and Jordan took a trip to Marble Falls (about 45 minutes away from our lake house) and went camping at Ink's Lake State Park.
Holden and I didn't make the trip so we decided to go visit and take a couple hikes. If you are in the area I highly recommend it for camping or a day hike. The park offers all this as well as Devils Hole - a swimming spot popular in the Summer. On this day it was just too cold for us to swim, even though we did see quite a few people with their swimsuits on.
"Ice Cream" in Texas is synonymous with
Like bluebonnets, longhorns, The Alamo and cowboys Blue Bell ice cream is a state treasure. When there was a listeria outbreak a couple years ago, people were literally praying for Blue Bell... yeah...
Anyways, theres a creamery on the way to the lake, but unfortunately they aren't open on the weekends so we haven't had a lot of chances to visit. On this trip we were coming home on a Monday, so we made a point of adding Blue Bell to our list of weekend "to-do's". We pulled onto South Blue Bell Road in Brenham 10 minutes before the last tour. The kids enjoyed watching them make and package the infamous ice cream, but preferred eating it, even more.
We waited in line to take this picture. While other families walked calmly up and stood next to the statue, our kids ran over, Holden with his pants half down and Isla making a beeline to milk the cow. Needless to say we provided a bit of entertainment to those waiting in line behind us.
For anyone passing through Brenham, Texas -
ON A WEEKDAY
I highly recommend a stop at
It's a fun way to spend an hour or so, and you can't beat the $1 servings of ice cream.