Fisherman in the making

Silver won her first trophy yesterday.
Every year my Dad puts on a fishing derby for kids up to age 18.
There are several age groups. Silver is in the 9 and under category.

Yesterday started off well. It was nice at my house, so even though there was a chance of rain I still got up and decided to take Silver fishing or catching as she calls it.
We were a little more than halfway there when she threw up.
It came out of nowhere, with no warning of my tummy hurts or anything. I think she just may have had too much sugar and not enough real food.
At any rate, after she got sick we pulled over at a gas station and changed her clothes.
She said she was feeling better and her tummy didnt hurt so i asked her if she would still like to go fishing and she said yes.
So we continued on and then it started to rain.
So I asked her again if she wanted to go fishing in the rain and she again said yes.
So we continued on... we stopped at my parents house threw the dirty clothes in the washer, grabbed the fishing rod and continued on to the derby. (Even with all of that we still made it in time to register)
The first thing out of Silvers mouth when we got there was I want a trophy.
So I said ok well we have to go catch some fish.
She said ok. Through the rain and it getting chilly Silver did remarkably well.
The rain did not seem to bother her too much at first but then it got chilly and that bothered her. So I wrapped her up in my coat and we continued fishing.
So the fishing went something like this - I would cast the line out for her and she would reel it back in and I would cast it back out and she would reel it back in. Whenever we got a hit I would help her reel it in but she would let go and make me do it.
After the first fish she was so excited she wanted to tell Grampy so we went and told him and she asked him - Do I get my trophy now? (I love my toddler)
After every fish she would ask this question :)
By the the time she was done (which was almost an hour before the end of the tourney) she had caught 6 fish this way and she is only 3.
I was impressed.
The biggest fish she caught was 11.5 inches it was a white perch.
She tried to reel it in by herself but couldnt because it was too heavy so i had to help her out.
She will be getting her picture in the local paper with this fish.

And guess what? She got her trophy. They go by most fish and the first place in her age group got 16 fish. The 2nd place got 7 and she got 3rd place with 6 (can you imagine how many more she would have got if we had continued to fish in that last hour?)

Her grampy was so proud- as am I!

Here is a picture of her and her trophy.


I am so glad to have another fisherman in the family:)
I cant wait to take her surf fishing this summer.

Detroit

We just got back from Detroit and I have a TON of pictures.
I will have them posted in the gallery hopefully by tomorrow. I forgot the camera today:)

Anyway we had a blast.
Saturday we went to the Childrens Science Museum in Detroit and then had a big dinner with the family.
Sunday we went and saw Hubbys cousin graduate from MSU engineering dept. and we had another big dinner with the family out at the restaurant.
Monday we went to the Detroit Zoo which is awesome and I had a blast. They have a butterfly exhibit which was my favorite part and Silver liked it to. She had a butterfly land on her shoulder and mommy was quick with the camera and got a couple of pictures.
Monday night we went to a baseball game.

Yesterday we went to Dodge Park which is a really nice park and then we came home.

And so because of the wonderful things we did over the weekend I gained 4 lbs.
So I am back to eating the way I should be:)
And hopefully I will lost the weight again.

I hope everyone is doing well dont forget Mother's Day is this weekend.

Would you like more photos?

**UPDATED Photos in the Photo Gallery under longwood gardens**
Photo Gallery

Its been a busy month.
I have steadiy been losing weight again. I have changed my eating habits and cut down on the amount of carbs I have been eating. I call it low carb my current chiro calls it normal carb:)

Whichever way you look at it I have lost 6 lbs in 2 weeks.
And I am ecstatic!

So I have told you all about the amount of pregnant people in my life correct?

Well 4 have been born

1. Derek was born in Feb
2. Bridgette was born 2 weeks ago
3. Zachary was born a week ago
4. Landon was born Thurs. 4/24

Still to come...
5. Julie due in June
6. Coworkers Wife due in June
7. Jaimie due in Sept
8. Nikki due the beginning of Oct
9. Becky due in Sept
10. Steph Due Oct 14
11. my previous chiropractor - (Dr West's wife) due in Oct.
12. Coworkers Wife due in Nov

And who knows who else at this point...

All I have to say is if you arent trying to get pregnant dont drink the water in Newark. Its apparently contagious.... my water is filtered and apparently filters out pregnancy...:-D

But look at all the babies I have to knit for...yay I like knitting for babies!

But many other things to talk about - I will go into more detail later but real quick:

We went to AG Day at UD on Saturday - Silver got to ride a pony.
We went to Longwood Gardens yesterday and Silver ended up wet and with no shirt on.

And overall it was a fun weekend.

**oh i made a cute bag for my coworker jayne. i am insanely proud of it**

Wanna know why this country is obese?

http://www.checkers.com/food.html
Because those are only 2 for 4 dollars
The doubles (yes i said doubles) are 2 for 5 dollars

And yet any salad worth its weight is 8 dollars
Or the healthy versions of chicken sandwiches or what have you are 7 dollars.

Ugh, no wonder noone eats healthy.
We are all poor paying almost 4 dollars a gallon for gas.
So how am I sposed to go out to eat healthy?

anyway that was your rant for today.

Geeks Rejoice!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7326839.stm

Apparently caffeine can protect against dementia and alzheimers.

At least in rabbits:)

New photos posted

New photos have been posted...
here

Look a finished object

And yes its a crocheted hat and not knit... becca i am getting better at the crochet. (but your munchkin is getting bigger)

I also finished the crochet bib I was working on. I made what was sposed to be a flower and it ended up looking like a fried egg:) But it works...

So I am tired. I worked Saturday from 5a -12p and I am working again now from 11p to 7am

I was covering a shift for someone.

And today I get to spend the day with my family on only a couple hours of sleep. it should be fun... wish me luck:)

Oh and Happy Easter...And happy belated Ostara/Vernal Equinox