Maybe the fish just weren't hungry for salmon eggs or power bait. Grampa was very patient and helped the boys untangle their lines, etc.

Fishing at Hawley Lake with Adam and Jared A.

We had so much fun with Ben and James last week we decided we wanted to have a mini-vacation with our older grandchildren, two at a time. This week it's Adam and Jared. Jared had been fishing with Grampa on the Black River where he caught many fish. This trip to Hawley Lake was a little disappointing because the boys did not catch any fish. On the plus side the weather and scenery were fantastic.

This was a familiar sight on our trip. This is Ben and James in the trailer playing video games. On Saturday their friend/cousin Seth joined them. It was fun to see Gail, Dianne, Seth, Jasmine, Kit, Erik, Amelia, and Tim at the reunion.

This is a picture of Ben and James on their hike with Grampa at the Lambson Family Reunion in Ramah, New Mexico. At one point James was sliding down the rock and Grampa had to step on his hand to stop him from sliding off. Grampa was impressed with what good climbers these two guys were and more impressed with the fact that they never complained. The next day they wanted to go on another hike.

Lambson Reunion Hike

Lambson Reunion

Grampa James, James Hayden, and Ben at the Lambson family reunion, Ramah, New Mexico, June 2007