STAYCATION...A much needed vacation that at night after enjoying a day of fun you get to sleep in your very own bed!
This summer we opted for staying at home rather than putting 3 kids in a car and driving hours on end to get somewhere fun. I can barely spend an hour in the car with the three boys much rather 12 hours! Monday this week we celebrated my birthday with lunch at Chili's and just hanging out together as a family at home. Tuesday we drove to Athens, Texas and went to the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center. The boys got to see where fish are grown so that they can eventually be released into Texas' lakes. After watching a diver feed the fish in a tank and later go into the crocodile's habitat and feed them chicken, we got to fish for bass and catfish in a stocked pond. We had so much fun...between Doug, Connor, and myself I think we caught somewhere around 8 or so catfish!
The boys at the entrance...
The gentleman to the side just fed the catfish and they splashed water on all the boys. You should have seen the look on Preston's face when he turned and looked at me with water dripping from his face:)
Doug and Preston watching a video about the hatchery.
The boys are sitting at the back of this pic watching the diver feed the fish.
Connor and Doug riding the tram around the ponds.
The twins and mom...
These are the 1-2 acre ponds full of fish...
They breed Koi in order to feed all the fish on campus.
I think Connor had the twins pose for this shot:)
Grant and Preston kept acting like Vanna White directing us as to what to look at next:)
Fishin'...this is the only minute Preston actually sat still.
What a big boy...he had a blast!
Preston needed special attention...
I was the first one to catch a fish...Connor said "Your daddy would be so proud!" It made me think back to when I was a little girl fishin'.
Connor was next...
Preston wanted to touch the fish every time Connor caught one.
The fish would swim right up to the banks of this particular pond so the boys were all trying to catch a glimpse.
Grant had a bird's eye view of the crocodile feeding.
Preston and Connor watching the crocs.
What a fun day even if we did have to drive 90 minutes:)
Doug and Preston watching a video about the hatchery.
The boys are sitting at the back of this pic watching the diver feed the fish.
Connor and Doug riding the tram around the ponds.
The twins and mom...
These are the 1-2 acre ponds full of fish...
They breed Koi in order to feed all the fish on campus.
I think Connor had the twins pose for this shot:)
Grant and Preston kept acting like Vanna White directing us as to what to look at next:)
Fishin'...this is the only minute Preston actually sat still.
What a big boy...he had a blast!
Preston needed special attention...
I was the first one to catch a fish...Connor said "Your daddy would be so proud!" It made me think back to when I was a little girl fishin'.
Connor was next...
Preston wanted to touch the fish every time Connor caught one.
The fish would swim right up to the banks of this particular pond so the boys were all trying to catch a glimpse.
Grant had a bird's eye view of the crocodile feeding.
Preston and Connor watching the crocs.
What a fun day even if we did have to drive 90 minutes:)
Stay tuned for more fun!
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That looks like so much fun!
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