Memorial Day Fishing

Today, Rosie and I fished on Lake Granada - a small lake is inside the Village and less than 5 minutes from our house. Planning ahead, we brought the boat home on Sunday afternoon and were ready to fish early on Monday morning. We started fishing at about 7:00 (not real early) and fished until about 10 - before the temperature got too hot.

Rosie and I each caught 7 bass. We had a great time! Once Rosie caught 3 bass in a span of about 5 minutes; she was really pulling them in. Most were about 12 inches long - a good size.

I caught one that was 16" and two more that were 14" and 14.5". Here's a picture of me with the 16" bass; I'm the one with the hat on.We had a great day and were home by mid-morning.

Texas Trip / Week of 09-MAY-2010

After church on Sunday, 09-MAY, we "hit the road" headed to Dickinson, TX. Karen was making a requested follow-up doctor visit regarding her knee surgery in 1996. Dr. Knoyes, the knee surgeon, was very interested to see the status of her knee.

Karen left for Cincinnati on Monday afternoon. On Tuesday morning we headed out to pick strawberries. Both Logan and Kayleigh had a great time picking strawberries - or should we say - eating them in the patch. Luckily, strawberry juice washes out fairly easily.Kayleigh thinks the bucket is the "mother lode" of strawberries; she's ready to attack.After picking strawberries, we headed to McDonalds for lunch. They have a great little indoor playground that both the kids enjoyed. Logan is having fun on the slide.Late in the day, we all piled into their outdoor pool. Shane had some great floats for us to sit in. It was very relaxing.

Logan also enjoyed playing the guitar.Here are a few shots of Logan and Kayleigh with Karen and us.
We had a fun visit in Dickinson.

On Wednesday, we packed up and headed to Ft Hood to visit with Chris, Amy, Adam and Lottie.

Amy and Bob put together a Spiro Hop that Amy's parents, Jack and Laura, sent the kids. First we have all the pieces spread out; then after putting it together, Adam and Lottie get to enjoy the finished product.Lottie also enjoys helping us cook. Bring on the hot stuff!Sam enjoys using Chris as a pillow.Here's the 3 guys - all wearing similar pants.Amy and Lottie are ready to go!Finally, here we are with Adam and Lottie.Thanks for the fun visit at Ft. Hood.