Fishing.....

We spent some time at the family cabin near Telluride.  One of the days we were there, Little Miss Mae told RyDaddy on her talker, "I want to eat fish for lunch, please, pretty please Dadda take me fishing!" So we took the girls fishing....well, I went along mostly to be the photographer, bring snacks and make sure no one fell in the water.  There's this great little fishing pond for kids in Telluride.  Unfortunately, it was just slightly murky the day we decided to go...

All smiles, and excited about the shiny pink Power Bait!

K-Rae is ready to "catch a whale!"

And then the girls got a little bored...."Daddy, can we go play on the playground yet???" After a few times of begging, RyDaddy relented: "OK, let's cast out one more time and then you can go play..."

Well, after that last cast, we both got busy helping Little Miss Mae, and K-Rae had this thing almost on the shore before we noticed!

Not sure who was more proud....Daddy or K-Rae?

She was quite excited to show her catch off to everyone that walked by, and to announce to everyone that she saw in the park, "I caught a fish!!!"

 And Little Miss Mae was pretty happy when K-Rae told her, "I caught a fish for you to eat!"

Little Miss Mae: This one's for you....

So, we have an annual family tradition of attending the NightVision festival in Olathe,  Colorado each year.  This is our 6th consecutive year to attend.  Basically, it's a two day free festival with some pretty outstanding musical artists each year.  For those of you "in the know" on contemporary Christian music, we've seen Third Day, Newsboys, Jeremy Camp, Michael W. Smith, Mercy Me...just to name a few of the amazing bands we've had the privilege to see....and two years ago at the festival, we were  introduced to "T-Bone."  I really can't say were strong fans of Christian rap music until T-Bone....Little Miss Mae somehow fell head over heals in love with T-Bone and his music though....Here she is two years ago with T-Bone......and she has said on her talker ever since: "My favorite singer is T-Bone.  He sings rap music.  T-Bone gave me a kiss on the cheek!"  Yes, it's true....and T-Bone made her year.  

Well, we really didn't keep up with T-Bone for awhile, although he still kept a fond place in Little Miss Mae's heart. And here is a glimpse of the look on Little Miss Mae's face, when the "Mystery Artist" for NightVision this year, was announced as, yes, none other than: T-Bone!

I'm sure our friends wondered what in the world was going on as we recklessly abandoned them and ran down to the front.... 

 

 As you can see, K-Rae wasn't quite sure what all the hype was about....(w/ Auntie Kara)

Here are some clips from the T-Bone portion of the festival:

Little Miss Mae LOVES T-Bone:

 

K-Rae, not so sure.....

Here is T-Bone's Fast rap:

And in Spanish:

And in Chinese:

And of course we had to get T-Bone's autograph, and Auntie Kara spoiled Little Miss Mae with her very own T-Bone CD.

And I think Little Miss Mae surprised T-Bone this time by giving him a kiss on the cheek!

Hope to see you next year at the NightVision Festival T-Bone, and thanks for making Little Miss Mae's  year again!

So, what has been going on this summer???

 Well, typical summer activities.....

A visit to the Dinosaur Museum....

The robotic T-Rex is so realistic!

K-Rae went to VBS---and surprised us by coming home with the award one day for the best behavior!

The dog got groomed....(isn't he too cute?)

Our "two" puppies have been entertaining each other well...yes, K-Rae still currently considers herself a dog!

Little Miss Mae loved her day at horse camp...(more on that another time.)

We've spent some time on the road visiting Utah, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada....

A LOT of time actually...two weeks & 3000 miles!  (Highlights on the road trip to come later.)

We enjoyed a visit from Auntie Sara & Uncle Johnny...although one night isn't nearly long enough!

The girls are always well entertained with Uncle Johnny around!

And time with Grandma "Tree" is always a favorite!

And K-Rae has some news to announce........

(Not sure how we had time for that to happen in the midst of this crazy summer schedule!)

And RyDaddy--I think you're out numbered........

And what to you think Little Miss Mae????

Yes, we're all pretty excited!