dancing ~vs~ fishing

yesterday, curtis was already off work and i played hookie ;0) he fixed us breakfast & we had a great day together just hanging out and enjoying each other's company....we also got some stuff done - one of which, was cleaning my mini-van....i mean really detailing it....it was fun and it felt really good driving to work today in a clean vehicle!

well anyway, both girls take ballet class & gabby also takes tap.....so we're at the dance studio every tuesday evening from 4:45pm until 7pm (for all 3 classes).....since we were already in "hookie mode", i guess......we asked the girls if they'd mind missing dance one week, and going fishing instead.....the resounding answer was "YEAH!!!!" ~lol~ i felt a little guilty, but the recital is june 1st and i knew this would be our last chance to miss a class.....from here on out, they'll be working on their routines & it will be frowned upon if they miss a class

i left my camera at home (shame, shame) so these were taken with my cell.....it was a nice day yesterday, but there was a little overcast by the time we got to the river.....today is supposed to be even nicer! everyone caught at least one fish (gabrielle caught 2) and we also spotted some ducks and 2 muskrats....we think the muskrats scared away most of the fish, but it was fun following them as they swam up and down the river as a pair....we even found their lodge - the kids thought that was the coolest! :0)

see the fallen tree on the other side of the river? the muskrat lodge is right behind that
reeling in a fish...
everyone cheering for corinn as she reels her's in...

oh, and the other amusing part was that even though we've been fishing a million times, jaden was insisting that we keep the fish this time & eat them.....well, we're a catch and release kind of family, but i remembered that i had some trout that my dad had given us in the freezer at home....so along with the burgers & fries that daddy made for dinner, i fried 4 trout....let's just say, jaden wasn't as excited about eating the fish after he tried some ~lol~ the girls & i, on the other hand, love trout! ;0)