Ice Fishing = A LOT of Fun!!

Last night Brian and Bruce took me ice fishing for the very first time in my life!I had never wanted to: 1)be out on a frozen lake, 2)drill holes into the lake or 3)drive onto said frozen lake with a vehicle that someone uses everyday! But, this is something that Brian really enjoys and I want to at least try those things instead of shutting them out. So, yesterday we bundled up and got over to Bruce's around 3pm. We piled into the truck and headed for Prior Lake. We got there and Bruce and Brian took off their seat belts - a precaution - which, even though Brian had told me about it, really freaked me out. Another thing that would have really freaked me out, had it actually happened, would have been the creaking of the ice. I think it did, but I didn't hear it because it was covered with snow. We unloaded the truck, drilled the holes, set up the house and zipped ourselves inside. (When I say "we unloaded" I really mean "they unloaded" and I just did whatever they asked me to do!)


We only caught about 5 fish, but it was a lot of fun! I caught 2 fish and it was really neat to see my little spring bob when something was biting! I told Brian that I wouldn't mind going out again, as long as he didn't mind me asking him to help me put the minnows on or take the fish off. I am able to do it after a few times, but it still is really gross to me!

Who would have thought that I would actually go ice fishing... and like it!?

Weekend Getaway

Last weekend Brian and I went to visit our beautiful niece Isabelle and her family. They live in Kansas so we got up early on Friday and drove down. Everyone kept saying that Iowa is boring, but I found it relaxing. There's not much to it, but I was amazed at how many windmills we saw! When we first crossed over into Iowa, there were a ton of them! Then as it became less flat (and more hilly) we didn't see any.

While we looked at the scenery in Iowa, we looked at the houses in Missouri. There are some beautiful and HUGE houses on the way to Kansas - who knew?! We kept saying, "Oh my, look at that house!" Unfortunately, we didn't stop to take pictures of these houses because we either wanted to get to Mike and Danielle's house, or to ours!

It was a relief (to me) once we made it to their house because we encountered rain, sleet, and snow on our journey. We got to the house, unpacked, and Isabelle was just waking up from her nap. Perfect timing!

Over the next 3 days we got to read, play, sing, eat, and talk with Isabelle and Danielle - it was wonderful! We went to Union Station in Kansas City (Missouri), saw the Kansas Speedway, and visited the Leavenworth Army post where Mike works. The whole trip was wonderful and relaxing! We were sad to leave, but I am sure they were all happy to get back into their own routines.

Oh, and something a little odd... on our way to the Curley house we came upon an incredibly beautiful building - I am talking really beautiful! As we kept driving we realized it was... the Federal Prison!! I couldn't even believe it! I wonder if they offer visits, it would be interesting to see if the inside is as beautiful as the outside.

We'll work on getting pictures up soon, and maybe even a video or two as well!