Success!

On Saturday afternoon when everyone got back from Lake Michigan, John created his wonderful spinach pie and we rode out to Swanton for our friend Tom's 50th birthday party. The home where the party was held was part of the original Blue Bell Ranch (where apparently the owner enjoyed rodeos so he created his own). There was a horse barn and a pond that was stocked with croppy, bass, and bluegill. George became fascinated with the fly fishing that some of the party guests were doing so he convinced Mudfoot to show him how to do it.

Estelle also took a turn but she wasn't as happy with the results of her efforts ...

George, on the other hand, had SUCCESS! He caught a croppy and reeled it in.

Both kids managed to get a nice sunburn on their backs while at the beach (or maybe it was while riding the rented jet skis) ... so last night George decided to wash off all the peeling. He was successful in the tub too. :) He is looking forward to going to camp on Friday and definitely enjoying VBS this week.

Nostalgia

I have been working on clearing my files off my home computer and finally had some success with it this past weekend. But, it was funny and nostalgic to review some of the pictures from the past ... my how time flies!

This was January 19, 2001.

This was July 4(?), 2000.

These 2 pictures are from August 2002.

Christmas 2002 - our first in Toledo.

There are more ... maybe I'll keep opening and discovering ... and share. I can hardly believe how big and smart and sophisticated my 2 doodles are!

Hopefully they are having a great time with their cousins at Lake Michigan right now. John didn't take the camera so we won't have pictures from that event ... oh well.