One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

We thought we'd try our luck again at fishing this afternoon since it was kind of a gray day.  I thought it was supposed to be hot and sunny and hoped to swim the day away at the pool.  As it turned out we had a pretty successful day on the lake.  The Why cousins joined us this afternoon too.

At first it didn't look so good and it started to rain.  It wasn't a "let's start bailing water out of the boat" kind of rain, but a decent rain nonetheless.  We decided to stick it out for awhile longer.  The rain stopped and the fish came biting.  They were practically leaping onto our laps in the boat.  Okay, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but we caught five fish in about 45 minutes.  I'm not sure if that's a good ratio, but it seemed pretty good to us and kept the kids' attention.  We did end up releasing the fish back into the water. I like seafood almost as much as I like beef, but you don't see me butchering a cow by myself, plus we didn't snag these little gems from the sea--only from a little lake nearby.  When it comes to meat, fish, milk, eggs, etc...I definitely like having a middle-man (i.e. butcher, grocer, farmer's marketeer, etc).  It's going to be awhile before we bring our catch home.  After all, I wouldn't let Kris purchase the gigantic fish knife that he coveted on an earlier trip to Walmart.

Here's a recap of our day on the lake...and also a reference point for future fish-telling stories about just how big those fish really were. 

Cameron caught the first fish of the day.  The whole "crew" was excited.

Peyton was next catching her first fish EVER!!!

Kaitlin snagged one too.

I think Kim caught the smallest one!

Peyton hooked another one before we called it a day.

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.