Our Memorial Day

We began our Memorial Day Friday evening with a trip to Little Buffalo to watch an IMAX film at the park rangers office on bears. It was a nice kick off for us. Saturday was a free fishing day at Little Buffalo. No licenses were needed. This was a perrrrrfect opportunity to take our family to fish! After Stephen and Robbe arrived home from work we packed up the kiddos and we headed out to the park. Oh my goodness! What a fun evening! (I forgot to include that Dad decided to "practice" casting with the girls before we left...Emma did it a few times and certainly could have used a bit more practice. Sally on her first throw hooked a bigin'. The GARAGE ROOOF! Hello!)
Emma caught the first fish, Gretta the second fish, Becky the third fish and Robbe the fourth fish.
Dad, Sally and I were trying so hard to get a bite! Me by keeping my line calmy and patiently in the water...Sally by casting and pulling the line in over and over and over and over again! and Dad, by changing locations...Becky thought she'd help me out and came and took my pole and cast it in for me. Before long she had her second fish...ugh! Go figure! We went to the park with 7 and came home with 12.
Monday found us at the parade in New Bloomfield. Sally and I first dropped off our picnic stuff out at the park to get some great tables by the pool. Mike and Jean came up from Conastoga to join in the fun. Dad dropped off the kids and chairs and went to park. He never showed up. My heart told me he was with his dad at the nursing home...after the parade we found him at the picnic area. Jean, Becky, Dad, Emma, Sally and Gretta went in swimming while Carol, Aaron, Grandma Nulton, Robbe and I played phase10. Carol ended up winning. What a wildly fun time. Delores joined us also for the day. Later Mike and dad hiked to the other end of the park and went to the Grist mill. The kids and dad later went back in swimming. We ended the day with a trip to the ice cream shop. It was a perfectly wonderful day.......ahhhhh......