Last weekend was the Fathers & Sons campout for our ward, we went to none-other than........Mormon Lake (ironic?... maybe), Southeast of Flagstaff. Needless to say, we had tons of fun but here's a little history.... We have gone there three years in a row, two years ago (now that I think back) I remember it being pretty cold, it was just me and Brody in a huge tent so it was hard to stay warm. We had fun hanging out by the fire at that one but the fishing wasn't that great. Last year was much warmer, very pleasant weather so a fire wasn't absolutley necessary but what is camping without a fire? Brody & Gage went to that one and boy did we have fun! The fishing was really good, I just kept baiting their hooks and helping them reel them in. There is a picture of their catch in the 2007 slideshow on the right side of the page. This year was colder than even two years ago. Brody, Gage and Grayson went this time and I wasn't sure we would have much fun due to the cold wind that we felt as soon as we arrived. Gage was asking to go home as soon as he got out of the truck and although Grayson made constant attempts to get out of the truck to help Dad put up the tent he just couldn't handle the cold very long. Brody is one tough kid and never even complained, he was just excited to be camping and looking forward to doing some fishing the next day. Once the tent was up I was able to get the boys to sit by the fire and they felt much better after that, we had pleanty of sleeping bags and blankets but I tried to get all 4 of us in two sleeping bags that were zipped together (actually sleeping bags inside of the two that were zipped together) so they could take advantage of my body heat. It wasn't the most comfortable night's sleep for any of us, in fact I didn't get much sleep at all because Grayson was snoring right in my face most of the night (kinda cute at first but that didn't last long) & due to the tight quarters....I really had no alternantive. The next morning we got up and had a good breakfast made by the guys in the Young Mens group and off to the the fishin' hole we went! They caught 3 each and the second one that Brody caught was the record holder for most of the morning until just before it was time to award the trophy, at which time somebody caught one just a little bit longer....although I didn't see this other fish I'd bet brody's weighed more. The boys really wanted that trophy so we kept trying but eventually the fish stopped biting. I have fished my whole life....I even stayed on a houseboat for a whole week most summers with my Dad and Grandpa but even though they only caught 3 each, I don't ever remember a time in my life that I baited so many hooks in such a short period of time....in fact, I never even got to do any fishing of my own!
We also took the opportunity to ride horses......good ol' Ladybug!
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Brody has done a great job in t-ball this season and has become a good hitter and fielder (when his attention doesn't stray too far from the game when it gets slow) and now Gage can't wait to play next year. Remember to click on the pics to see an enlarged view of them.
