Me in my new glasses! :)
Family camping!
He caught a bass and a blue gill. Dad was putting the blue gill on the stringer and dropped it back into the stream. But, Uncle Sean let him carry in the little trout he had caught. I don't know how to flip this.I am enjoying summer and hate to see the days slip away. The top pic in this post is me in my new glasses.
Last week we went camping with Glen's family and we had a great time. Jacob caught a bass and a blue gill, his first fish ever, and you should have seen his face when he came into camp with his catch. We also enjoyed the benefits of the prolific crawdad catching of all of the kids. We boiled them up and ate them. They were a lot of work for the little bit of meat you get out of them, but it was a fun experience. Madalynn wouldn't eat any, but she was the only one of the kids brave enough to take them off the hooks and put them in the bucket. Her cousins dubbed her "Crawdad Whisperer." Jake is Bass Master.
The weather was awesome and we were right on the creek. It is called Clear Creek and it lives up to its name. You could see the fish swimming in it. Our nephew pulled out a bunch of catfish and a couple of trout. You could see them swimming to the bait. The water was cold but clear. The boys were not deterred by the cold. They went in swimming every day. There was a pretty deep pool there. Jacob showed us that he could float with just his head! We couldn't have campfire, but in the evenings we sat around with lanterns and played trivia games and laughed a lot.
Now we are home and Glen wakes me up to go walking in the mornings. So far we are having mild weather for Phoenix, so it is nice. His sister is leaving this week to go back to Texas, so we all went to eat at Olive Garden for lunch today. It was so nice. I love the peaceful pace of life right now. My kids all have important things going on in their lives right now, but I know the Lord will bless them, as he always does and we will get through the hard times through faith. I love Him and my family and feel so blessed. In spite of the difficult times in today's world, I feel at peace. I want to go and visit my extended family in California and enjoy them like we did Glen's and then things will be just right! (Especially if a little Disneyland could get thrown in there!)
