Fishing, Family & Fireworks

It was absolutely gorgeous on Saturday--sunny and in the mid-70's. Since it seems like we kind of missed spring this year, we decided to head out and try our luck at fishing. Unfortunately, the fish weren't biting, but we were able to spend a few hours on the water together enjoying a wonderful day. We invited our neighbor girl {J} and had a fun time.

On a pre-fishing trip to Walmart, {KY} picked up a large fish-filleting, knife/weapon that looked like with one quick slice one might easily lose a finger or two!!! He said we should get it so we could clean the fish we were going to catch. I was tempted by the bargain price of $4.97, but quickly informed him that IF we caught any fish, WE certainly were not going to keep them, let alone try to clean them once we got back to shore. {KY} relented and put the knife back. Sometimes you have to pick your battles.

Later that afternoon we were able to join my mom and dad for dinner. They were in town babysitting Cheeky Monkey for a couple of days. I wish we could have spent more time together, but I found out they were coming to town only the day before. Summertime is so busy that it can be hard to rearrange some plans at the last minute. Whatever happened to the lazy days of summer?

Our neighborhood also held its annual summer celebration on Saturday night. We enjoyed some fireworks lighting up the clear, summer sky. Walking the few blocks to the park while the sky was illuminated with sparkling colors overhead was pretty cool. I love summer.