A fish story

This is my grandpa...

He's the best fisherman in Ontario... Just ask him!  

This is my Skeptic Husband Adam

He didn't quite believe me when I told him that when you go fishing with Grandpa your pretty much guaranteed to pull in at least a hundred fish.

Here is my Mom enjoying the BEAUTIFUL day

She was the first to catch a fish... on her first cast... before anyone else had gotten their poles in the water

This is my dad

He wont look at me. 

Oh but look!  He caught a fish!

Adam wouldn't smile while holding his catch

Could be whole slew of reasons why.. I'll let you decide.

Here my dad and I are both bringing one in!

Yep, thats the way its done!

And this is how much fish we had after about 10 minutes

Sorry its blurry!  Those darn fish don't like being out of the water!

I love this pole

Yep, I caught my fish with an Ugly Stick!

After a few hours we had enough and went home

Lovely hour long boat ride back out of Owhyee Resevoir

And our whole haul

I think Adam is a believer now!  We filled a whole ice chest, about 150 fish. 

And then the best fisherman in Ontario has to go to work cleaning em up

I am so glad that Adam got to go fishing with my Grandpa!  Thanks so much Grandpa for a fabulous day of fishing!  We love you!

I WON!!!

Are you kidding me???? I actually won a contest I entered on a blog!!!!  Not only that but it was a super cool contest!!   The designer of that cute dress made for my niece, Chelsea over at PinkFig Design was hosting a contest to win some prizes, including patterns.   All I had to do was making comments on her BEAUTIFUL pictures she took on her trip to England & Paris.  How hard is that!  I just had to remember to go on everyday, check the pictures out and comment, and what do you know I actually won!  Not the grandprize winner, but the runner up prizes aren't too shabby!  I will be getting some of her 2010 patterns, including ones that aren't out yet... so that means I have to wait awhile for my prize but thats OK!!!!

Here is the post that showed I won!!

!http://pinkfigdesign.blogspot.com/2010/08/big-pink-fig-giveaway-winners.html

Dress for the Pearl

My adorable Niece Sadie Pearl just turned two and what better way to celebrate than with a new dress!

I used this Pattern: http://pinkfig.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/06/the-lydia-dress.html

I chose not to do the Apron overlay, and instead added a bow to the back, cause really what little girl doesn't need another bow in her life!

This was my first time using elastic thread, and now we are friends and will team up more often!

And here is the Pearl in her new dress!  

The pictures aren't great because I couldn't get her to stand still once she got it on!

Yep, that face makes it all worth it!

When Sadie comes to Play!

When Sadie found out just how much fun Brycen had at Encanto Park, she came all the way from North Carolina to check it out for herself!

Firs stop, Carousel!

Yep, its fun alright!

Then the train:

Driving the spinning car!

We sure were glad we weren't in Uncle Adam and Uncle Daniel's Car!  They were spinning like crazy!

Then we watched Mom and Uncle Daniel ride the Parachute ride..

Sadie and Aunt Abbey both agreed it looked scary!

Splash Pad!!   Can it get any better?!

Sadie was so brave, she even rode a ride all by herself!

I think we can all agree that Encanto park is a super fun time!  And I think Adam and I have found a new tradition... Lets hope Encanto Park stays around for a long time so we can take all our Nieces and Nephews!

No words necessary.. just pure fun!