Fishing Derby part 3

My little brother and I are a little competitive with each other. One of our competitive streaks turned into an ongoing Fishing Derby between the two of us. Trevor won the first round. I smoked him on the second. So we decided we needed a tie-breaker!

We headed to Lake Milford in Kansas- just a few miles from the town Trevor lives in. We rented a boat, stocked up on worms, geared up the tackle and loaded the poles. Hopes were high that day! How many were we going to catch? 6? 8? 20? Who knew!?...but the lake was stocked and plum full of biters.

So we set out. Maranda (trev's girlfriend) gets the first couple of nibbles. Then Kynna catches one! Then Pucca catches one! All within the first half hour! WOOOOHOOOOO! It was going to be an AWESOME day!

Then an hour passes. And another hour. And another. All of sudden Pucca reels in her second little fish. Then nothing. After four hours of not catching anything....Trev and I call it a draw! And decided to quit calling it a 'derby' and instead we'll call it 'Just-for-fun-fishing!'

Eventhough the fish were few and far between...and for some of us...non-existant! We had a super fun time!

Ems gave up

The twins gave up

even Pucca called it quits

We really had alot of fun and can't wait to make it down there next summer! Hopefully the fish will be a little more accommodating!

Plus, there's always our Pumpkin growing competition we have going! Check in on October 15th to see who won!

Camps

Last week was 'camp' week for our family. The twins went off to a church camp (tents, sleeping bags and nightly bonfires) and our little monkey went to GI town for Stuhr camp.

All the girls had a lovely week...lots of fun and lots of stories! The twins can't wait until next year and Pucca has already told me which classes she's taking next summer at Stuhr.

The twins had serious concerns about being away from their ipods, internet and friends...but they met new friends, learned fun songs and experienced a bunch of new things (like how to get lost on a hike, why its a good idea to have extra socks, and a new appreciation for showers!)

Pucca took two classes: A doll-a-day class (where each day she made a new and different doll that would have been common among the pioneers) and a Beginners Horse Class. She loved them both and learned alot.

I came down and spent half the week with Pucca in GI town. Spent time with family and fished with Pucca. We did amazingly well!

catfish

either a walleye or a bass... all I know, is that it had HUGE teeth and there was no way I was sticking my finger/thumb in its mouth!

I really hate touching fish! Can ya tell!?

Birthday Bash- just for gpa!

We all went home to GI town on Saturday to surprise the birthday boy with a day packed full of family fun!

Family fishing derby

Silly string war

birthday hats!

more fishing!

sand castles and volcanoes

memories and sentiments from family members

hula hoops and backyard fun

and yummy icecream cake!

Just for you!

Happy Birthday, 'Elvis'!

We love you and wish you the very best birthday ever!