Some of the other fun things we did besides fishing and riding the Ranger: We saw a lizard, wild turkey, sheep, a giant moth, cows, horses, elk, antelope, deer, ground squirrels, chipmunks, jack rabbits, cotton tails, prarie dogs, snakes (Dallin when he was running down Green's Peak), fish?, salmon eggs, worms, crawdads, bluebirds, dogs, muggles in the Forbidden Forest, a dead cow, an Indian burial ground, a hawk, beatles, black ants, spiders, a pig with a mohawk and Shrek ears (Joseph saw this in a cloud formation), rain, Dallin as a black speck running in a field, free food from the inept Sonics in Springerville and Show Low. Dallin cut his thumb and Grampa said he was to young to have a knife and then Grampa cut his hand while working on the cabin. We saw two Equine Dentistry vehicles, we ate at a slow Denny's and we saw a girl in a car wreck that looked like Denise's daughter Rachel. We laughed on the way home as the boys mimicked the characters from Harry Potter in their best British accents. We did puzzles and read Harry Potter. It was a fun trip.

Dallin in a contemplative mood. He's trying to think like a fish so he will know what to do to catch one; but first he needs a fishing pole.

Here is Joseph at Big Lake trying to catch the "big" one. Joe didn't want to leave but it was getting late. We had to promise we would take him fishing again.

Fishing on the West Fork of the White River near Big Lake. Joseph was very serious about wanting to catch a fish. Maybe we will have to get an expert fisherman like Uncle David to take him fishing or at least give us a few pointers.

Joseph and Dallin

It's Dallin and Joseph's turn. The following week, Kim and I brought Joseph and Dallin to Vernon. Grampa was already there. The first thing they wanted to do was go for a ride on the Ranger. Don't worry Mom, Dallin put his seatbealt on.

Besides fishing the boys also enjoyed riding
the Ranger/4-wheeler. On Saturday we went
to see the movie "Oceans 13" and then had
lunch in Pinetop at El Rancho.

This picture was taken on the North Fork of the White River just a few miles from Hawley Lake. James caught a fish but it really wasn't worth the effort as it was only a few inches long.