We spent Memorial Day weekend up north in Baldwin at our trailer. We left on Friday evening and came home Monday afternoon. Tim & Audrey joined us for the first part of the weekend. Saturday afternoon the two of us went fly fishing on the Pere Marquette River and Joani caught her first fish on a fly rod! She ended up catching 2 rainbow trout, and it was a gorgeous day on the river. Jeff did not end up catching any, as his choice in flies was a bit agressive, but he was integral in helping Joani catch & net her fish. Saturday night we grilled brats & beer can chicken and Ryan joined the 4 of us for some euchre and a campfire. Sunday morning Tim & Audrey headed back home and we went with the DeWitts and Weavers for a day on Foster Lake of fishing and enjoying the sun. Jeff was much more succesful catching fish on the lake, and between the 3 guys they caught close to 40 fish and 1 snake. The six of us then went back to the trailer for homemade kabobs & other summertime fixins' followed by a few intense games of washers and a nightcap of Dragon Farts. After 2 long days in the sun, we were all tuckered out so Jeff & I just relaxed on Monday morning and headed back home in the afternoon. It was a much needed very relaxing weekend!
This is a picture of the first fish Joani caught.... well, the remnants of it. When Jeff told her to loosen her death grip on the little guy, he squirmed away. The splash is proof that there was in fact a fish in her hand.
This is a picture of the second fish Joani caught. The first one was about five times the size of this one. Not only is Joani learning to catch fish like a true fly-fisherman, she's also learning the fisherman's art of story telling...
Joani, Kylie & Rachael gearing up for a fun-filled game of Banana-grams.
Jeff, Aaron & Nick tending to the kabobs.
This is a picture of the first fish Joani caught.... well, the remnants of it. When Jeff told her to loosen her death grip on the little guy, he squirmed away. The splash is proof that there was in fact a fish in her hand.
