I have said this before, and I will say it again, I do not know how I gave birth to such "
boys." What I mean is that they are both
all boy, they love the great outdoors, worms, bugs, critters, mud, and fishing. Or as they love to call it "
fishin'." Before our summer break began the boys named several activities they wanted to do this summer and at the top of the list, fishing!
Saturday morning, we went to a local park where they stock the pond with fish. We knew our chances of actually catching a fish were pretty good. And I would say so, we caught fish, after fish, after fish. Holden was the first out of the four of us to catch a fish.
Then, he helped Rylan catch his first fish!
Oh my gracious, he was beyond excited! He was screaming, yelling, and telling everyone he caught a fish. We had to remind the kids this is suppose to be a peaceful and quite activity...yeah no such luck with these two! With every fish they caught they screamed it at the top of their lungs, "
Look Momma, I caught a fish. Take a picture!" Thankfully, the boys did not seem to care about the size of the fish because look at these
tiny Blue Gills. Cute!
At one point both boys caught fish at the same time!
Just look at our little fishermen!
This particular pond is a catch and release pond and the boys took turns throwing the fish back in. That was part of the excitement of the day. Who got to throw the fish back in.
After 3 hours of fishing, yes, I can not believe they lasted that long either, we called it a day. The boys could not stop talking about how many fish they each caught. I am sure we will be hearing these fish tales for weeks to come. Holden and Rylan are already asking when can we go again, which I am sure we will soon. Our day of fishing was a success! One more activity we can cross off our "
Summer of Fun List!" Let's see, how many more to go?!
Add some whip cream for clouds and there you have it, an easy rainbow breakfast. 
As I expected, the boys loved them! I wish I could take credit for thinking of these cute waffles but I can not. This breakfast creation sparked a list of different waffles Holden and Rylan want me to try make in the next couple of weeks. Some of their ideas were really creative, I just hope I can make them as they in vision them. 
Strawberry Bread, 
Strawberry Salad with candied pecans and feta, dressed with Strawberry vinaigrette,
and Strawberry Ice Cream!!!
I froze the remaindered of strawberries in 2 cup increments for future baking. 16 cups to be exact! Any ideas? I was thinking Strawberry Cake and muffins. Oh, the possibilities! I guess I need to get back to baking!
Absolutely prefect! As is Stokes Farm! It is absolutely gorgeous! I just love all the wide open fields filled with various crops.
And just look at these chubby little hands gathering strawberries. 
Precious! 
But not before the boys sat on the farms John Deere Gator. 
It just would not be right to visit a farm and not sit on a tractor or something, now would it. 
You will never believe how much we pick between the four of us! 
Just another love of summer...eating outside! Less crumbs for Momma to clean up! Since we were still celebrating the beginning of summer break, we had to have some special drinks. 
After dinner we roasted marshmallows, 
made 
(wonder which little 
It really was a celebration!! 
Can you see we are just a little excited about summer!!!
