Jacob went on his first fishing trip. He went with Grandpa and Dad. (There is no proof that Jamie was there because he took all the pictures.)


This is Jacob and Grandpa reeling it in.


Here is the fruit of their labor. Jacob was so excited when he got home. The first thing he said was, "Mom, I caught a rainbow scout and I'm going to keep it as my pet!" I skipped the correction of rainbow trout, and went straight to, "hard to keep it as a pet because it is already dead." We had a little chat and he was okay with just having the experience.

Grandpa fried up the fish the next day and it was delicious!

Yes, I do remember that I have a blog

So it's been awhile then. We were getting ready for our trip to Utah, and there has just been a lot since we got back. No worries though, I have returned.

The boys and I went to Utah in the middle of the month and had a great time. We stayed with my parents and were able to see my sister and her family too.

This is Grandma and Grandpa with the boys at Thanksgiving Point at the Scarecrow Festival. They had carnival games, a little train, and about a bajillion inflatable slides with obstacle courses. They also had a Jr. Haunted House. Jacob took Grandpa through it and told him not to worry because all the scary stuff was just plastic.

We went to see my Grandma too. We had a nice visit and she enjoyed seeing how much Jacob had grown and meeting Parker. This is my nephew Braden, my dad, and Jacob. They loaded up Grandpa's truck and were headed to the yard waste dump. Jacob was in heaven. Grandpa and yard waste, does it get any better?
Parker was just chillin' at Grandma's. He took a little warming up, but he was loving the attention by my mom, sister, and darling neices.
We had such a great time that Jacob was not so sure about coming home.

What's Wrong With This Picture?

If you are like most normal people, nothing really jumps out at you when you look at these pictures other than why in the world am I looking at garbage-related pictures. However, if you are a 4-year old obsessed with garbage, then you will instantly notice that gigantic problem and be bothered by it. These pictures are part of one of Jacob's books where they line up a couple of occupations with the machines they drive (farmer/tractor, firefighter/firetruck, etc.) and you are supposed to match them up. When Jamie was reading the book to Jacob before bedtime the other day, Jacob matched the garbage man up with the garbage truck (of course) and then said "but that garbage man doesn't go with that garbage truck. That is a dumpster garbage truck and the garbage man has a silver garbage can that goes in a rear loader garbage truck." Wow. What do you say to that? Scary enough, he is right. Freaky, but right.