Exploring New Places....

I know what you have got to be thinking... How are you STILL exploring NEW places?!

Well the facts are this...

We have lived in our "new" home state for almost 5 years...yes

We have been to Little Rock and North Little Rock COUNTLESS times... sure

We have checked out MANY places and explored the areas often...absolutley

BUT...

There is ALWAYS something new! 

When we first got the hubby's job offer 5 years ago I did some mad research on Arkansas and the area in which we would be living and working.

When I was FLOODED with information and things to do it knew that this would be an adventure that could last a while!

October markers 5 years here since our move and so far I have not been wrong or let down in the things to do category! 

One of our most favorite places to go is to Little Rocks River Market no matter how many times you go there is always something new and exciting happening and we LOVE that! 

Plus its convent location offers a great and exciting walk to other local gems like The Old State House Museum .

We have visited the museum before after we first moved here to the state but we just had to go back! The hubby and I really love history and learning new things and we feel that it is an important trait to teach our girls! PLUS they are always adding new things and the building alone makes you want to see inside! 

This time around they had added an area called "Different Spokes" dedicated to bikes and their history, since our youngest LOVES to ride her bike she was super into seeing all of the bikes and the differences through out the ages...

Here are a few pictures from our trip. 

 

Though you can spend the entire day at the river market it does tend to get a little HOT in the dead center of summer so we try to break it up with places to cool off so we don't over heat the children :) Since we were so close to North Little Rock we took the 10 minute drive to that mall there and stopped for a quick bite to eat. 

While we were eating I got to thinking about some places we have never been to since the move and since we were in North Little Rock The Old Mill.

If you have seen the movie Gone with the Wind then you too have seen this mill and just didn't know it! 

From the Opening Credits from Gone with the Wind

  The credits in the movie REALLY doesn't give this place justice! 

As some one who enjoys history AND a photographer I was IN LOVE! 

We WILL be going back and I think I might have just found a new location to offer for my photography business but even with that fact the place is JUST AMAZING! 

If you are ever in Little Rock or North Little Rock area I highly suggest that you go! 

I really would like to see this place with all 4 seasons and Might be adding that to a personal bucket list! 

Here are some pictures from our trip there.

Amazing right!