Castlewood State Park

Last weekend the weather was surprisingly mild so I convinced Brad that a family hike was in order.  We packed everyone into the car and made the short drive to Castlewood State Park.  We were a little skeptical about using Mike's backpack carrier because we were a little worried he would throw a fit and demand to walk.  Amazingly he LOVED it.  We did about a 3 mile loop ending up near the Meramec River.  We found a nice sandy beach and let Mike throw rocks while Sam wore herself out swimming.