Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Hmm... what's wrong with this picture?
Three little kids out in a flimsy boat all by themselves...

...but they do have life jackets on. :)

Yep, there they are! (Emma's the little dot standing on the beach,

and Paul and John are in the boat, the larger dot in the water)

Hauling the boat back out of the water and up into the yard...

It was another beautiful day here, and the younger kids took our little boat out for a ride in front of our house. They were having a good time, but Mom and Dad got nervous after a while and called them back in. Besides, the boat has a small leak in it, and you can only take it out for so long before it starts to sink... just to add some thrill to the adventure! :)

Another Beautiful Day Outdoors!

I thought it would be interesting to see what everyone was doing on this beautiful day, so I got out the camera and wandered around the yard...

I caught Paul off guard with this picture.

He didn't have time to make a silly face or duck out of view! Ha! :)

Mom's doing some more gardening...

Emma's playing with dolls on the porch...

And.... Sam!? Actually, no. I was startled at first too... someone must of taken his coat and hung it in the yard on a stick!! For the past 3 hours, ever time I look out the window I go, "What's Sam doing out in the yard!?" Then I remember its just his coat on a stick. I can think of about 6 somebodies that could have done this... (not counting me, Joanna, or Sam) What's your guess? :)

Dad's doing some house work...

Hmm... it took me a minute to figure this one out. We have a small boat in our yard, and over the months it has gotten filled up with rain water. Right now John is looking for fish. He says he's already caught 3, and is putting them in the jar he's got in his hand.

Look at that concentration!! (He's been sitting there for about an hour now) :) He calls them his "mosquito fish".

Gardening...

Hmm... whoever's behind the camera ISN'T HELPING!!

Who could that be? Maybe... Carrie!!?

We set up Sam's play-pen in the yard so he could watch us.

The weather has been beautiful lately and we have spent a lot of time out in the garden. (Well, okay, mostly Mom). This year we are growing peas, beans, cucumbers, lettuce, zucchinis and radishes. Yum!

Family Fishing Trip

Mom set the baby's play-pen out on the

deck so he could watch the action.

We had some beautiful weather

and awesome sunsets!

Carrie took this picture of me through

the window while I was driving the boat.

My family loves going with my Dad on fishing trips, and we were able to join him this past week for a trip to Seymour Canal (a few hours out of Petersburg). We all pitched in to help with the fishery. Carrie and Joanna took turns driving the boat for a few hours during the night while Dad got some rest. Paul worked the fish pump while unloading fish off the fishing boats and onto our cannery tender. Carrie and Dad worked the weight scale, and Joanna filled out the fish ticket papers. Mom took care of the little kids and cooked the meals. After the fishery, everyone helped scrub down the fish tanks. It wasn't exactly a vacation... but everyone had a good time.

After delivering the fish, we headed out to do some Halibut fishing and have fun on the boat. The weather had been beautiful, but the wind kicked up as we neared our halibut fishing spot. So, we anchored in a small cove to get out of the wind. While we were there, we took our skiff over to the shore and went exploring. We found out there used to be a copper mine there about 100 years ago, and we found the remains of an old building and a HUGE mound of mine tailings.

We got home yesterday afternoon, and since then have been unpacking and getting back into our school routine.