Bright and early on this COLD Sunday morning -- 4:30 am -- Matt and the boys went out on Lake Michigan with Doug -- the dad of the YueYang family that hosted the reunion. He has a nice size boat and goes out all the time.
I started praying that they would have have a great time, be safe AND catch fish!
I started getting texts a few hours later --
They were so excited!
It is so much fun to fish when they are biting.
Each of the boys were able to catch some.
Daddy, did reel in the smallest one :) Thankfully, it was NOT his only catch!
This is one of MD's favorite things to do -- What at GREAT smile!
MD got the biggest! Exciting!
Yep, 16 pounds!
JM also got a big one.
He did need some help knowing exactly what to do -- but he LOVED it.
His big one came with a BIG story. Ask the guys about it -- of course they would LOVE to tell it!!!
The final count -- 8 fish -- all filleted up = 22 pounds of meat!
When I got up I started getting things ready to leave AND had to go and pick up My Darling from her first sleepover.
Yes, she made it all night!
She had a blast!!
She did end up being the first to fall asleep at about midnight. Some of the girls did not go to sleep until after 1 am. Of course, there were many zombie girls when I showed up! Thankfully, My Darling was NOT one of them BUT she was tired!
There was lots of packing to do since the boys were all gone fishing .
AND
All the good-byes to say. Which is the hardest. The YueYang girls were all saying that this time was TOO short!
AND
A WHOLE year is TOO long!
The boys arrived back in time for us to be the last family to leave :)
Our return trip included:
Sleeping children
Yummy food!
Traffic
And more traffic .......
Reading
MORE sleeping
A very tired daddy!
LAUGHING!!
(and yes, a little bickering between the kids -- they are surely NOT perfect ;))
Wow!
We had an AMAZING week together!
We realize this is so rare at this time of the year for our family and are so thankful this time opened up for us!!!
Each of the kids had favorites -- all were happy to get home, though.
When I was putting the girls to bed -- My Darling was telling me that she had such a good time. BaJabs told me, "Boy mom, we have been spoiled!" They were spoiled WITH lots and lots of family time and LOVE. Yep, they get so much on a daily basis BUT to have mommy and daddy together all day for 7 days -- well, that was being spoiled to her!
JM, thanked us for taking a vacation because it was great to do fun things together! I LOVE hearing their take on what we did.
AGAIN -- THANK-YOU, LORD!
NOW..............
Woller Sweet Corn will be starting up ----
SO
Tomorrow's dinner:
Fish
Sweet Corn
Potatoes
Watermelon
AND
hmmm...... I will have to think of something LOWFAT for dessert!
So glad to be home!
AND
Yes, I have almost all laundry done and suitcases cleaned out .... just a few odds and ends to put away!
NOW to take on the week that is -- of course -- full!
Each of the kids had favorites -- all were happy to get home, though.
When I was putting the girls to bed -- My Darling was telling me that she had such a good time. BaJabs told me, "Boy mom, we have been spoiled!" They were spoiled WITH lots and lots of family time and LOVE. Yep, they get so much on a daily basis BUT to have mommy and daddy together all day for 7 days -- well, that was being spoiled to her!
JM, thanked us for taking a vacation because it was great to do fun things together! I LOVE hearing their take on what we did.
AGAIN -- THANK-YOU, LORD!
NOW..............
Woller Sweet Corn will be starting up ----
SO
Tomorrow's dinner:
Fish
Sweet Corn
Potatoes
Watermelon
AND
hmmm...... I will have to think of something LOWFAT for dessert!
So glad to be home!
AND
Yes, I have almost all laundry done and suitcases cleaned out .... just a few odds and ends to put away!
NOW to take on the week that is -- of course -- full!
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