Big Fish

On our fishing trip this month we saw more than we thought we would.

We tried getting closer.

And before we knew it, the BIG fish was beside the boat!  Very exhilerating to be so close.

But this wasn't the fish we were after.  And only serious fisherman were on this boat.

First catch of the day. . . .

Halibut 1 for the count.

Halibut 2 for the count.

And I think this was Halibut 2 that was hooked, just took a little more work to get it in the boat.

So the largest halibut award went to Eric and his estimated 45 lb halibut.

While all of this is going on, Tate is still working on getting his up off the ocean floor.

But the hard work paid off.  He had the second largest halibut.

But he won the prize for the largest silver.

And we all had alot of fun.  The freezer is full of fish, so if anybody wants some halibut, you know how to contact us or find us for a nice fish meal.

Visitor for Ellie

Ellie had a visitor the other day.

They said their hello's, chatted for a while. . . .

Played hide-and-seek. . . .

And then went on about thier days.

Helping Dad

With all the rain we have gotten in the last month, the grass has really grown.  And with growing grass comes mowing the lawn.

Tate decided he wanted to help out, so he gave the mower a test run.

A little bigger than he is but he got the hang of it.

It was much easier for him to mow under the trees than it was for dad.

Freezer Full

Well the chickens have finally found their final home in our freezer.  Here Tate and Eric are making sure the chickens are weighing enough before butchering time.

This is only one cooler full of chicken. Two and a half coolers full = 25 whole chickens.  They turned out really good.

On average they were 6 lbs each.

The whole house helped out with this late evening project.  But we finished it up and our freezer is full. 

Great Day for a Hike

So while we had company we went on a short hike.  It was a great day and the weather was perfect.  These falls are called Thunderbird Falls.

Tate found an interesting tree to sit in.

Then him and Grandpa hid in one, waiting for someone to come by to scare.

Then we all found a good place to take a group picture.