Sand Castles

Our week with Tana and Barry's family is coming to an end.  They have to be out of their cabin by 9 am.  I snapped a few pictures of what their cabin looks like.  They even had a small dishwasher.

This is the dining area with our added card table from the back of our Honda.  Below is the kitchen.

Kyra slept on the hide a bed.

Two bedrooms upstairs, plus a bathroom.

There is a full bed and two bunk beds in the one room.

We got into some perch and bluegill this morning. So, we cooked them up for lunch.

I baked a cake in my "mini bake" RV oven to celebrate Cooper turning 10 on the 28th and Barry hits the big 40 on July 1st. 

Todd lost a lure fishing from the docks, so Craig and Kyra went on a search, but didn't find it.  They tried.

At least we had some good weather for going to the beach.  This is Collin building a sand castle.

Barry and Carter having some down time at the beach.

There are some baby ducks that hang out here.  They lost their mother and their numbers keep diminishing.

This is the three boys building sand castles.

It will be sad to see them leave tomorrow, but we will see them all again at Mom's family reunion on Aug. 3rd.  They will be flying in from Colorado.

Mom's broken bone is healing and she is back to driving and getting around without a cane. So, we are thankful for the healing that is going on in her body.

We lost a dear friend this past week in Bonham, TX and our hearts and prayers have been with the Roeh Family as they say their good-byes to Bill.

Blessings,

Kathy

Turtle Racing Day

Tana and Cooper fished in the little boat with me for a while this morning and we caught several fish.  It was cloudy and cool today, but it never rained.

Longville, MN is the Turtle Racing Capital of the World.  They have had these races (to bring vacationers in to town) for more than 50 years.  We started out with a trip to the Pizza/Ice Cream Parlor.

Registered and ready to race turtles.

The four grand kids were all in the same heat against each other.  Collin tied for first place.

We went back home and decided to go out fishing again.  Collin caught the first Crappie and it was a keeper.

Collin and Kyra fished with me this afternoon.

 Here the kids are holding the catch of the day.  We caught lots of Rock Bass and Northern Pike, but we didn't keep them.

1 Jumbo Perch, 1 Walleye, 1 Crappie, 2 Large Mouth Bass and 4 Small Mouth Bass.  Craig fillets them and they are in the freezer.

Tomorrow will be another day of fishing.

Blessings,

Kathy

Meet Your Great Uncle Bob and Aunt Pam

Tana's husband, Barry and two of their four kids had never met my older brother, Bob.  We drove to Pine River tonight to see them.

Here's a few pictures of the meeting.  We had a nice visit and their dog, Penny enjoyed the kids being there.

I included the "out takes" because I thought it was cute how the dog wanted to be a part of whatever was going on.

Carter, Pam, Bob Tana, Barry Collin, Cooper and Kyra.

We saw 15 deer along the road and we were very careful to look for them along the way.

We had a little rain today and so we'll have to see how it goes for tomorrow.

Blessings,

Kathy

Fishing and Swimming

The kids keep us busy with activities.  The weather has been pretty nice up to today when a cool front and chance for rain blew in.

Eight of us makes a nice 4 on 4 Volleyball Game.  The ball kept rolling into the water so it was more of a soggy/sandy volleyball game.

I took this photo of the Stevenson Family.  Collin, Tana, Barry, Cooper, Carter and Kyra.  They have had some fun and laughs playing on this big inflatable.

They have their own cabin since 8 of us won't fit into the RV very well and this is the view they have.

We also needed a larger boat, so we rented a pontoon boat.  It's a very nice one and we all fit with no problems.

 This is Cooper with a Rock Bass.  We don't like to eat these, but they are fun to catch for the kids.

Carter and Collin have fished with me in the little boat while Craig has been tour guide on the pontoon.

We all went out on the pontoon together today.  Caught a few and had some lunch out there.

 Collin had on a nice fish, but it got away.

 Craig and Kyra and I went back out fishing for a while and everyone else went to the beach.... Tana had to do some work from her PC and got done just in time for this storm to roll in.

 Grandpa Craig and Kyra planning out some fish lure strategy.

We are going to have some dinner and then drive the 30 miles to Pine River to visit with my brother, Bob and his wife, Pam.  Barry and two of the kids haven't ever met him.

Our friend from Bonham, TX, Bill Roeh lost his battle with cancer, but has gained a new home in Glory for an eternity this past week.  We will miss him.  Please keep his wife, Beth and their kids and grandkids in your prayers.  Bill was 68,

Blessings,

Kathy

Family

We woke up to some fog this morning.

It cleared off and turned into a nice sunny day.  Our daughter, Tana and her husband, Barry and four children drove all night (16 hours) from Denver and got in around 11am this morning.  We had lunch outside the RV because their cabin had an electrical issue that was being fixed.

It was warm and the kids decided they were ready to get into the water.  They put sunscreen on each other and had fun in the water.

This is an anchored flotation trampoline and slide.  The kids made me tired just watching them play on this.

They also had fun on this floating pad on the water.

Once the electrical issue was resolved, they were able to move into their nice cabin.

They even have their own dock, so we now have two boats that we put there.

We were all set for some fishing.  We caught a few, but not what we were all hoping for.  Tomorrow is another day.  I think we'll split up between the two boats and see if we can do better.

We ate and then the kids actually went back in the water.  Craig and I were ready to shower and relax.  Now, I just need to stay awake for another hour so I can go to bed.  I think it's going to be a busy week, but it sure is good to have family with us.

Happy Birthday to Jeff's, Kara today!!!!!

Blessings,

Kathy

Lady's Day

We woke up to clouds that cleared off into sunshine this morning.  We went out fishing for several hours and had a blast.  Craig was like having a personal boat guide today as he help me with several fish that I caught.  We weren't fishing for Muskie, but I caught my first one today!  He jump while I was bringing it in and he gave me quite a little fight.  It was 36" long and weighed around 11 lbs.  The scales we have aren't the best.  We may need to get another one of those. Craig got it off the lure for me and then I did my best to hold it up.

I caught one fish after another and we only kept the walleye and then Craig brought in this 5lb, 21" long Small mouth Bass.  Neither one of us likes to wear a hat, but the sun can really bake you when it's out, so we bought a couple of these straw things.  Craig doesn't even look like himself and I'm not too thrilled about having photos taken at all, especially with the hat on.

The owners of the campground have a little rhubarb patch and Nancy invited me to pick some.  This was my haul.  Now it's a trip to town to get some strawberries for a Rhubarb/Strawberry pie!

This is the smaller bass and walleye.  We only cooked up the walleye for super with some asparagus.  I wonder if I would ever get tired of eating fresh caught fish.  I don't think so.

I had a nice chat on the phone with my good friend Sandy Goodman just to round out a very wonderful day.

It clouded up and rained a bit after we came in tonight.  I don't think we'll get any more for today.

Tomorrow morning, Tana and her family of six arrive and we are looking forward to fishing and swimming with them.  Praying they have a safe trip without driving through any rain.

Blessings,

Kathy