Carpin it up.

Today was pretty great. It's the first Saturday in I don't even know how long that no one had any plans. Clint let me sleep in, he even made me breakfast in bed. What a guy. We watched conference, packed up and headed to go fishing. We listened to some conference on the way to the reservoir. Between telling the boys to be quiet, I kind of got bits and pieces of what was being said. There were lots of good talks today, but I loved this one. I loved the analogy and I only hope that I can help my family (and myself) hear the music. I loved his parenting advice!

Bode boy is obsessed with fishing. Ever since we went to a fly fishing expo last weekend, he has been talking about tying more flies and catching fish. Well, today he got to! It was such a great day making memories. It was windy and chilly, but everyone was a good sport. We kept telling Owen to be super careful in the water. I held his hand for the first part of the trip, but he wanted his freedom and eventually I did let him walk around. Well, he started running around and ended up falling in. His waders got soaked and we had to get him naked and warmed up. It was pretty traumatic, but a good lesson I think! The water was shallow. It was cold, but not freezing. I am glad I brought 2 fleece blankets and he was able to get warmed up fairly fast. I think he will be a lot more careful next time. Plus he got to ride home naked, which he was super excited about. haha! He was crying saying he wanted to go home but we snuggled, I told him stories of when he was a baby and funny things he used to do. He got so warm he said he was getting hot. We started watching the fish rise all over and looked for ducks dunking in their heads to look for food. He was really cute and said he wanted to stay there for infinity of days.

Bode kept going back and forth seeing what Clint was up to fishing and what me and Owen were up to chatting. He spotted a dead carp on the edge of the bank and picked it up with a stick and walked it over to where we were sitting. Right when he got to us the stick broke and that huge dead carp dropped basically at our feet. I screamed, Clint looked back and laughed and Bode thought it was so funny. I did not! It was so gross and smelly. Right after that happened Clint caught a fish. I was glad we got one and I was ready to haul a naked Owen back up the small hike to the car. Bode and Clint stayed a bit longer, but never did land any more fish. I say one is better than none any day!

Owen was saying, "Howdy partner."

Spring

Love it when the flowers come every Spring. After these die, the Tulips come. After them, then it’s the lilies. I should really weed the area, but I’m too lazy for that. It’s been so nice and the boys have been spending lots of time outside. The neighbor’s cat likes to hide in our bushes and the boys love trying to find her. Owen calls her Meow Meow and goes wherever she does.

Tulip Festival

I had never been to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point before but always wanted to go. My mom invited us, so I thought might as well check it out. The boys had the time of their lives. We had a golf cart, which I highly recommend! They spent most of the time feeding fish and could have stayed by the water the entire time. They’re so funny.. just like their daddy. My little brother, Bret, chased around the boys the whole time while I snapped pictures. It was nice to let someone else worry about them falling into water and holding their shirts the whole time. It can be exhausting!

After a few hours of exploring around we met Clint for dinner. Bode chowed down and Owen just wanted ice cream. Surprise.. he doesn’t eat when we are out. He just got another molar as well.I’m surprised Bode ate so much actually. What is it with my boys?! They do terrible at restaurants. Anyway, here’s a million pictures.