We had a great Memorial Day weekend. We spend the long holiday in Ashton with Dave and Cheryl, the Snarrs and some of the Snarrs extended family. Ashton is just about our favorite place on earth, so it would take a lot to ruin it. Not even the day of sickness that Tayden, Kyle and I experienced ruined it.
Tayden was sleeping in the tent with his buddy Austin. He came into the trailer about 11:45 panicked, saying he had thrown up. I thought it was a fluke and that he probably ate something that didn't agree with him. I got him situated and headed back to bed. About 4 hours later, Kyle threw up. At that point I knew it wasn't a fluke since my stomach was starting to hurt as well. Luckily, we didn't deal with any additional vomit, but the boys and I were out the rest of the day. It made for a pretty boring day watching movies and laying in bed. I tried to come out and socialize, at a distance, as much as possible, but we were feeling pretty crummy. After a goodnight sleep, we woke up feeling refreshed and like new.
While we were sick, Scott and his parents took charge of the other boys fun. Dave gifted the boys a boat for the property and this weekend we took it out for its maiden voyage. Beckett and Brody got to go fishing with Grandpa first and came back with lots of smiles and stories about the fish they caught. Tayden was immediately jealous and couldn't wait to get out there himself. Gratefully, he felt well enough to go that evening with Cache and they had luck too.
The rest of the weekend was spent on the lake and reservoir fishing. My boys sure have found a new passion. I love watching the fish go from lake to plate and all under the ownership of the boys. Their techniques need some fine tuning, but I couldn't be prouder.
Sunday morning, we had a lesson on flag etiquette and then a church lesson. As we gathered around and taught our children, my heart swelled with gratitude. Its in those small moments that I feel like we are doing something right.
It was a great kick off to our camping season. We are looking forward to many more weekends spent at Snackards and enjoying the great outdoors.
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