Ward Campout

On June 24 we had our annual ward campout. We got there just as they started serving dinner. For dinner they served Navajo Tacos, chips, some fruit, and pop. Jeff really enjoyed the Navajo Tacos, and I think he had four or five. For dessert there were about about 10 different types of dutch oven pies. After dinner we made bottle rockets and had a frisbee golf tournament. Our bottle rocket was the only one that didn't fall apart from the impact of the landing. Even though our rocket was virtually indestructible it didn't fly very high. Jeff made a serious mistake in the construction of the rocket, he put everything on backwards. That meant that all of the weight was at the top of the rocket instead of the bottom. It still flew about 100 feet in the air. The best thing about the rocket is that the kids in the ward could launch it as many times as they wanted since it couldn't be destroyed. Below is a picture from the first hole of the frisbee golf tournament. There were 5 holes, and the top score was 8. Jeff and I both got 10.

We played in groups of 4 (usually 2 couples). The top scorer in each group got some laffy taffy. The guy who took 2nd overall was in our group (also pictured above).

I was trying to take some taffy while I thought nobody was looking. Jeff happened to be looking, and tried to get a picture of me in the act.

Free Fishing Day

Every year on the first Saturday of June Jeff and I go fishing for free fishing day in Utah. In the past we have gone to lakes and rivers, but with no success. This year we decided to try out a stocked pond to see if we would have better luck.

This is a picture of the stocked pond in Salem, Utah. We saw a few fish jump, and people all around us we catching fish. We were sure that this was going to be the year that we would finally catch a fish.

I started getting bored and impatient with fish. I tried for at least 10 minutes! I should have caught a fish already. Since our second fishing pole broke we had to switch off every 10 or 15 minutes.

Jeff was determined to catch a fish. He tried for a few hours. After a while we decided to try a different lure. All of the fishing reports online had said that they had a lot of success with minnows at this pond, so Jeff had bought a rappala that mimicked a wounded minnow. A few minutes after we started fishing with this lure we almost caught something...

...a hungry seagull. As I was casting the seagull flew in and almost snatched the lure out of the air. From then on the seagull stayed close by, and every time we tried casting the minnow the seagull would try to get it.

Overall we did better this year. We almost caught something (even though it was a bird and not a fish), and we didn't lose any lures. In the past we generally lose about five or six lures per free fishing day, so we considered this year to be a success.