Monday, July 9, 2012

 James and Alex went fishing this morning at Chocolate Lake.  (I think the real name for this place is "The Oaks" but the kids called it chocolate lake the first time they went there because of Willie Wonka and the name has just stuck).  Alex caught four fish but James didn't catch any.  They saw a mamma duck with six baby ducks.  She ran off into the woods when they came.  And of course there is the dead cow becoming more bloated everyday.  Alex also caught a small snake.  They boy is at one with nature. 
This afternoon I went with Trina to Fool's Hollow Lake in Show Low.  It cost us $7 to get in.  It's become quite a big tourist attraction since James proposed to me back in 1967.  The kids swam, well they didn't really swim, but they got in and played in the water.  I took a hike around part of the lake.  There is a place to rent canoes and we want to come back and spend the day and rent a canoe.  We asked the older boys to come with us but they didn't want to.

When we first arrived we had to check out where the best place to get in the water was.  

Looking cute.

Addy and Rowan.

Ruby sniffing a pine tree because it smells so good!

One the way home we stopped at Dairy Queen.

Back at home I went down to Chocolate Lake with Alex, Joe, and Michael so Alex could fish.  It got dark before he caught anything so we had to come home.

Trina and I watched an episode of Downton Abbey this evening.  Darrel and James joined us.

Thanks Terry for fixing the waterline in Chandler.