Gone Fishin

So, with the weather being so hot lately I thought it would be nice to head to the lake. Green Lake that is. I knew we wouldn't catch much, but i thought it would be fun to just be outside.

Justin caught the first fish. After that the gloves came off, I wasn't going to let him win. All together we caught at least a dozen blue gill and a few yellow belly sun fish, mine being the biggest, of course.

Justin was getting frustrated so he gave up. He said the fish were vultures, because they keep getting his worm without him getting them. It was rather comical to watch him get sooooo frustrated. So he decided to take Eli out in the kayak.



My big catch of the night.....a sun fish.



Eli enjoying an orange soda. This is what happens when PAPA is around......



Eli seemed to be a little scared of the fish. As we would take them off the hook and toss them back in, he would squirm just a little. We MUST work on this. I can't have him afraid of fish. I need his help taking them off my hook next year.



And this UGLY thing is a bull fish that Dan caught. It is the SLIMIEST thing I have ever laid eyes on. I must remember, God made ALL things for a purpose......

On that note, the evening was great. It was nice to spend time with the men in my life.


Only 3 days until we head for Colorado.
The calender on my fridge has been a great reminder, in case I were to forget. Ya Right.

music at the zoo

Part the great thing about our city is that as my aunt says, “you can listen to live, local, free music all summer Monday through Thursday”. So Monday Eli and I met Tia, a.k.a Aunt Theresa, and Uncle Bob at the zoo for music at the zoo. The Evan Hyde band played. It was a ton of fun. Evan is a former student from our youth group who played the drums for our youth worship band for a few years. It was really cool to see him at that venue playing and leading the band. He is super talented. Eli Enjoyed chocolate covered strawberries, 3 to be exact, pasta salad and guacamole. I just love to watch Eli dance and people watch. All of the people around enjoyed watching him too. He is truly a crowd lover.

summer time

We have had a busy summer so far. Justin just got back from a 10 day mission trip Panama City, Panama with the high school youth group

The girls found this in the toilet at the host home they stayed in.

Justin, Even H. and Kyle

We went to a Tigers game, Eli loved the fireworks, celebrating the 4^th of July and catching up with friends and family from near and far this week. I just love living in Michigan. There is always something to do, and let me tell you we stay plenty busy.