This is No Fish-Tale!

Early this morning, Dad, Mom, Brandon, his friend, and I woke up to shrill alarm clocks at 4:00 a.m. to head up to Sand Creek Ponds. Little did we know that today was our lucky day!

At 5:15 we began dropping our lines into the chilly water. Before I could even open up my eyes all of the way, my line began wiggling in my hands! I had a bite. I reeled the little guy in, and thus began our incredible morning!

Mom and I thought that we were going to have a slow morning at the pond, but we hardly had time to read our books in our lawnchairs because our lines kept on a wigglin'! We ended up catching 36 beautiful rainbow trout within just a few hours! Whoooooeee! What a fun trip!

Brandon loves this hat and wears it often. It was Grandpa Walker's hat before he passed away. Brandon and I both wore Grandpa's old hats for luck and boy, Grandpa would have loved today! I think he would have been proud of today :)

Our irreplaceable fishing guide. Dad was so wonderful! He drove us up to the pond, baited our wormy hooks, and handled those slimy critters when necessary. He is so patient and really made the trip a good one for all of us!

...Are you ready to see our loot? Here they are!

Today was fun! I didn't realize that I enjoyed fishing so much, but I really had a good time. It was gorgeous to watch the sun rise over the hills, lighting up the crystal blue lake.

....But a warning for you..........

Don't spend too much time at the lake, or fishy things might happen!

The Arch-Meister

I must admit that I have an intrigue.

Since his very early American Idol days, our family has loved and followed David Archuleta; from his American Idol tour, to our latest encounter, we have met him in person twice and seen him perform live FOUR times! haha. I love it! It's a family affair and a bonding experience for all of us. More than that, he just simply puts on an amazing concert! Here he is, this scrawny little guy up on that big stage, but when he opens his mouth to sing, it's like he transforms into this gigantic performer! It's wonderful and I can't get enough of him.

Here he is at Deseret Book. He came up a couple of days before his latest BYU-I concert and signed copies of his new book, "Chords of Strength." Mel and I got a copy of it signed for our dad for Father's Day, because David is so cool that even grown men are impressed with him :)