Fishing at Grandpa Kerns' pond

Many of you have probably already seen pictures of other cousins fishing at Grandpa Kerns’ pond, but here are pictures of our fun fishing trip. The kids had so much fun. It was amazing at how fast the fish were biting. We literally didn’t have to wait more than 15 seconds to get a nibble, and only a few nibbles before we got to start reeling them in.

Samuel releasing his fish! He was the first to catch a fish! By the end of the day he was even casting his own line!

Grandma Baxter helped Jacque catch her fish!

Look at Calista's fish!

The next three pictures show Ellen's fishing experience. We got to take 3 fish home and eat them for dinner. We kept them in this bucket until it was time to go.

Ellen looking at the fish...

Ellen attempting to touch the wet, slippery fish...

"Ewww...look Samuel I touched the wet, slippery fish!"

I think Jacque was feeling bad that the fish didn't have anything to eat once they got in the bucket, so she gathered up some worms to feed them. I don't think they ever ate any, because when we emptied the bucket we found a whole bunch of soggy worms!

We took the fish home and Grandma gutted them. I was impressed at how the kids handled it. They all huddled around Grandma and started asking questions and listening for the description of each organ. I was afraid that the girls would get a little queasy, but they did just fine.

Aaron and Eli are building this monkey bridge. Aaron was hoping it would be a fun project for Eli, so he helped him get started. Unfortunately, it seems like people think it is Aaron's project, so nothing more has been done.

Jacque braving the monkey bridge.