Memorial Day Weekend

This memorial day we went fishing....  Seems like we have been doing a lot of fishing lately!  It was a great trip, with Maranda outfishing me quite effortlessly.  We caught a total of 23 keeper size crappie, 8 bluegill, and 1 perch.  Kieran did a masterful job of fighting the perch, bluegill, and several crappie.  Maranda could be considered a show off after she hooked four crappie in under three minutes.  We were also accompanied by our friend Bruce from a church we have been joining fellowship with.  It was a fun time to swap tales and he kept the boys entertained while I ran to retrieve Maranda's frequent fish.

Here is Kieran proudly showing off our catch

A trophy bluegill

Our friend Bruce with Tristan

Miso Soup

We have just begun introducing Tristan to food, with a couple attempts at rice pudding that caused quit a grimace by the little man.  Last night while eating sushi take-out, I gave Tristan a taste of miso soup.  Instead of grimace he had an absorbed look on his face as he tasted the new flavor.  On the second attempt he grapped the spoon and lunged forward to intercept the advancing spoon.  We were both surprised that he liked it so much.  Maranda commented, "I can't believe he likes that better than rice cereal.  My immediate response was, "I too like Miso soup better than rice cereal!"  

Weekend Fishing

Friday evening Maranda caught a nice red eared sunfish (Shell Cracker), about 3/4 pound.

Saturday I tried out my new spot and caught and released a wopper large mouth bass.  She was in full spawn, estimating she weighed 5 pounds!  Check out her fat belly.