Fish Fever

Ben had another short, but successful, fishing trip on Saturday. He caught numerous trout in the 10 to 16" range and hooked what he thought was going to be the wall hanger he's always wanted to catch. It turned out to be huge carp! Man, those suckers are ugly (bad pun, I know).

Dinosaur Museum

We had a great time at the Thanksgiving Point dinosaur museum a week ago Saturday.



Rachel loved exploring the cave -- even when a little boy pretended to be a triceratops and tried to head butt her out of the cave.







The sand and water play area was a big hit.



The shark made Luke a little nervous, but he went right up to it when he saw his sisters weren't afraid.



The woolly mammoth hunting exhibit seemed a bit violent for kids and turned into an impromptu object lesson on where meat comes from.





Every little boy's dream: dirt, tools and nobody around to say "no."

Fishergirl

Dad took the day off on Friday and took Emma fishing in the afternoon. They went to a secret spot to catch rainbow trout that have just begun their spawning run out of a local reservoir and up a small stream.

Emma caught this beautiful 16" rainbow all by herself using her Barbie fishing pole! The biggest fish Dad caught was only 14".



When they got home, Mom told Emma what a good fisherman she is. Emma corrected her and said, "You mean fisherGIRL."





Rachel liked the slippery, slimy feel of the trout. Dad and Emma kept 4 fish (the limit) in all and mostly kept small ones because they are better to eat. The trout made a delicious dinner!