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A Few Slices of Heaven

This is our new little niece and cousin, Sarah Elizabeth Hunt.  She came to us on July 30th and is the sweetest little thing ever.  I have held lots of little baby boys and they are just as heavenly but I can sense this little girl's sugar and spice and everything nice and I am totally in LOVE with her.  Don't you think this little dress I picked out is so adorable.  I do!
And, while I am on the subject of heavenly things...we were able to make a little escape to a magical and heavenly place where a little boy hikes around a lake, fishing pole in hand with a spring in his step and a million things to talk about...
where there are rocks and worms and dirt and fish...

and his dad teaches him how to cast.
It's a place where a medium boy wants to catch a fish so badly but kind of has his own idea of how to do it so he waits, and waits and waits until he is finally willing to ask for help.  And then the magic begins...

A big boy can practice a new skill

but hasn't forgotten some of is old ones.
Mom will put worms on her own hook but leaves the fish touching to Dad.  Dad has to take care of everyone so he gets very little time to himself.  Because of Dad EVERYONE else has a lot of fun.

This is the perfect spot for a little canoe paddling.


Cell phones don't work, eagle's nests are in plain sight,  Dallas and Riza make for some really fun company and peanut butter sandwiches taste amazing!  It was so nice to get away to one of our very favorite fishing spots, Teapot Lake in the Uintahs.  New baby and fishing in the same weekend.  What more could a family want?
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Ang said…
Congrats on the new niece. And what a fun camping trip!
August 9, 2010 at 7:12 PM
Sherrie said…
That must be Kellie's little girl? She is a cutie! How many kids do they have now? The fishing looks like fun! You should come up to Montana for some really awesome fishing adventures some time.
August 9, 2010 at 11:40 PM
Patti said…
July 30 is a great day to have a baby. I did it once!
What a great trip- see what you can do when you are forced to stop playing baseball?
August 10, 2010 at 7:53 AM
wylie said…
Very good =) Yes, I do like the dress you chose for your neice. The fishing spot looks heavenly. Impressive that you do your own worm hooking.
August 10, 2010 at 8:19 AM
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