Cat fish Queen

Ed took Kaitlyn down to American Fork boat harbor to go Cat fishing the other day. Anytime she can go for a ride in dad's boat is a good day for her. The first fish she hooked into was a 7lb catfish. Ed couldn't understand why she was taking so long to reel it in. He held the tip of the rod up so she could reel it in a little easier. She told him "Dad, I think I caught a whale!!" When she finally got the fish to the boat he happily agreed. She caught one more that wasn't quite as big but none the less still a good catch!!

Mountain High

I decided we needed a little sight seeing road trip one weekend. So we loaded up some coolers and headed out. I had heard the Mirror Lake Highway and the weather was perfect for a ride in the mountains. Ed had never seen the Upper Provo River Falls so we stopped for a few minutes to take in the sights. Kaitlyn loved looking at the water falls.

 Then it was on to Mirror Lake for a picnic. I couldn't believe how many little lakes there were all along the drive. The one on one side of the road was named something and the one directly across from it was a totally different lake. On our way back down we took a ride up Soapstone and took in the sights up there. Kaitlyn decided she was tired of looking at trees and rocks and thought a nap sounded better. It amazes me how kids can sleep in those car seats. It looks so uncomfortable!

 We went for a ride up American Fork canyon with the side by side. I think the rest of American Fork, Highland, Alpine and Cedar Hills decided to do the same thing. Holy people!!! We ate our fair share of dirt for the first few miles but once people turned off the different trailes it wasn't so bad. We found a nice spot in the Quakies for a picnic and Kaitlyn tried her hand at driving. Coming back down the trail I spotted a small bull moose that Ed decided to chase with the Prowler. Unfortunately I had just put my camera away so sorry, no pictures!

 We stopped where the road crosses over the river to wash all the dirt off our faces. Kaitlyn and Ed decided to go wading. Kaitlyn asked me to come in. No thanks, to cold for me!!

Memorial Day Weekend

It was time once again for our annual pilgrimage to Starvation for our Memorial Day Weekend  camping trip and once again Mother Nature was a royal pain in the keester!! We unloaded the boat on Friday morning and by noon the wind was blowing and it NEVER stopped!!! It did calm down a little on Friday night and Kaitlyn was able to go and fishing off the dock with Ed. She caught a good sized small mouth bass which she was rather proud of but refused to touch! I did get her to hold it with a stick through its gill plate. After Friday night the wind blew and blew and blew and you guessed it blew some more. Kaitlyn and I never set foot in the boat the entire time. Instead we made sure the motorhome didn't blow away and kept ourselves entertained watching movies. And like most camping trips it finally started to get nice around noon on Monday. Just in time for us to be heading for home! Typical!!