Archive for May 26th, 2009

Fish tales

We took the girls fishing while visiting the lake this weekend. Bryan and Dave spent most of the weekend in the boat, and as such, caught quite a few fish, some of which were large enough to keep for the fish fry we had on Monday.

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To make things a bit more exciting for Ava, Dave secretly baited her hook with a small catfish he had caught earlier in the day. When he alerted her to her bouncing pole, she excitedly reeled in her catch.

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Everyone was pretty excited about this…

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But we were downright shocked when Ava had two more actual bites on her little pole!

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Olivia eventually lost interest…

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And she missed her dad’s big catch.

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Backyard wildlife

Mom and Dave have a number of deer that visit their yard in the evening. I managed to catch one through their spotting scope.

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And we’re back…

With a lot of catching up to do! We took the girls to Mom and Dave’s this weekend–they had a blast playing, swimming and swinging. Plus, Bryan and I really enjoyed and appreciated the extra help.

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Ava and Gramma had a number of projects over the weekend. They made great desserts:

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And snow cones , which were definitely a highlight.

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Olivia’s was without flavoring, but she loved it nonetheless. (Katie and I made ours with margarita mix.)

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And speaking of Katie, the girls kept her quite busy this weekend, too.

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