Saturday, September 8, 2012

New Wheels

We had to upgrade Katelyn to a bigger bike because the trike was just too small. So we headed to Walmart to see their selection. We came home with this sweet little bike, complete with princess helmet and princess bell.
We met her friend Oriah at the park one day and saw she had the same bike and helmet but a different bell. So that's how we told them apart. We had to learn how to brake the hard way after a few falls but she kept getting back on. Now she knows how to slow down when we go down a small hill.

Thank goodness we started off with a helmet, because she would have kissed the pavement a few times with her forehead had it not been there the few times she's tipped over and we don't have to fight her to wear it. We went for a long walk the other evening and she rode her bike. Daddy did have to help quite a bit with the curbs and the occasional off balance, but she did great. We walked past main street and back. Probably a good 14 blocks she pedaled. She had no trouble going to sleep that night. We've put a few miles on that bike this summer.

Friday, September 7, 2012

North Fork Fishing

Sunday after Jason's graduation, we went up the North Fork after church with some friends for a milk can supper and some afternoon fishing. A milk can supper consisted of a new milk can purchased specifically for this type of cooking, from Cabelas. It basically is a pressure cooker you put on a propane burner or over the fire. Tracy had put in red potatoes, corn cobs, carrots, onions and sausage mixed in with some beer, butter and other things. It was really good. So while Tracy, Megan and I sat around the camp site, Quin and his step son Corey, Jason, Katelyn and Malissa all went fishing. Katelyn was quite excited to go fishing. I think this was her second time going. Jason got her rod ready with some new tess on it and away they went.Malissa was more the photographer than fisher woman.
Fishing was slim or next to nil, so they all headed back in for some food, which was great by the way. Megan had her own sort of fun, sleeping and photo obsessed auntie just had to manipulate her as long as she was sleeping.