Fishin' and Fetch.....

So we went fishing at our new favorite spot on the lake by our house. Which we have been to a number of times now and this last time we showed up with just Trinity and Zachary we had a four legged friend as well. Do know how hard it is to fish....help the kids with their lines and to play fetch with a doggie that was very impatient?? When we stopped playing fetch with a stick she went and dug up a...well you'll see........

Yes a rock and not a small one by any means. And let's just say we were all pretty wet from her shaking every time she got out of the water and walked down the dock. It was fun but not as relaxing as hubby was wanting.

Fishin'

Let's start here with Sierra posing with some of our flowers that have come up. Still waiting on the tulips....one of my favs. Since this last Friday Dave and I along with half the kids have went fishing off and on, including today. Yes I have already received my first sunburn....OUCH!!!! For those who don't know me and sun do not get along. I love it just my skin don't...if that makes any sense. Any ways here are some pictures from over the weekend, which includes two ponds that are by our house. And yes Aunt Lala, Savannah tore her own worm this year and hooked it all by herself after dad showed her how. Let me re-cap, last year at this time and through out the summer we did alot of fishing and one of dad's rules is that you can't fish unless you tear your own worm (once your 7 or so I'd say). Well Savannah wanted to fish and do it all by herself but she was sooo scared to touch a worm. She even asked dad if she could use a "gummy worm" to practice with. We all loved that question and she will never live it down. And to those out there that think dad's rule was to harsh......yes all the kids got to fish, he just wanted them to get their own line and pole ready when they were big enough to. So you can now see that Savannah has now concurred the big job of touching worms and this girl LOVES it!!!

Zachie hanging out on the bridge watching Goldfish in the pond.

Savannah fishing, she even dug her own hole for the pole to go in so she didn't have to hold it anymore....lol to funny!

First Savannah holding the yucky worm.

Second, she is trying to tear it in half. Note to everyone I still don't touch worms or get my own line ready.

Good job Savannah your such a big girl now!!!

Zachie sittin', realin' & casting realin that's pretty much all he does, besides play with worms.

and here is some actually casting...... not to bad for a 3 year old!!

also not to rub it in but who caught the first fish???......Yep Mr. Zachary Maybe with a little of dad's help but that's our little secret.

Hope you all enjoyed. Goodnight!!

Back to Cda

For a few days that is. My oldest daughter and I are staying in town until Friday evening with my sister. It seems a bit strange for me to just have one kiddo with me, but it's nice to have some one on one time. Trin has a two Dr. appts on two different days so my sis said for us to stay here in town instead of driving 4 hours each day after talking with Dave. Thank You Sis!!! Her first appointment tomorrow is with the Orthodontist and she is finally getting her metal "appliance" out of her mouth, she has had it in for about 10 months. We are all so excited for her and then she has about another year then she should be done with braces and onto retainers. Fun fun. Then on Friday she has another follow up visit with her ENT for her hearing. I am hoping and praying to God that her hearing has gotten better or at least not worse. I would hate to have to go back into surgery again.

As for the rest of the family they are all doing good! Yesterday we all went to the local pond for the kids to swim (the river is to swift and high for them to swim in) and for Dave to fish and we ended up staying there for about 4 hours. 20 plus Trouts later (catch & release of course) and 5 very warn out kids later we headed home for hotdogs by the fire. It was a great day with a bit cooler weather. And today my sis came out for a visit and we thought we'd go fish again and let the kids play again.....well..... 90 plus and absolutely no trees was a little to much warmth for me and my sis. So we packed up and headed back to camp. We have had almost 2 weeks straight of 90 degree weather here.....omgoodness I want a break. Gotta love A/C!!!

So besides trying to stay cool and getting some quiet time with one child, there's really nothing new going on. I might be adding some more pictures soon....

Just the three of US.....

Today was a day for Zachie with Mom & Dad. The other four were with their dad so the three of us headed to Spokane to the Big Horn show at the Fairground. For those that might not know what that is, it's a Hunter's and Fisherman's dream....LOL Zachie got his picture taken with this Grizzly Bear and seen Black Bears with their cubs. He was in AWW of it all. I guess it would be alot for a 2 year old to take in. On our way to watch the Dock Dogs Championship we came up to the Trout fishing. Him and his dad had fun with that not sure which one had more fun...He did catch a trout and we donated it to a local food bank. Then on to see all the wet dogs. It was so funny to see some of these dogs try to jump for the first time, they run super fast and come to a screeching halt right at the end of the dock. To funny!!!


We tried to get him to hold his fish and he still isn't going for it.


Here's one in the middle of his jump...he did pretty good!

I can do it......!!!!!
Oh shooot...I CAN'T!!!!

Please don't be mad dad.......