Bubba's Big Catch!

Bubba caught the biggest fish of the trip!

Bubba woke up early to go out fishing. He caught this Small Mouthed Bass via fly fishing.

Bubba and his catch (Small Mouthed Bass)

Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum

Leave it to Bubba to educate us on taking pictures of fish! :) Apparently when you take a picture of a fish you need to put something next to it to gauge the size. This is a size 13 foot next to the Bass.

Cheerleaders!

I'm still not sure if Bubba considers this the catch of the day. Later in the day Bubba went on a date. No Joke! Bubba met up with a woman from Colville to see if he could find a love connection. Last I heard they were "an item", so maybe the fish wasn't the catch of the day! :)

Camping in Tonasket

While in Tonasket we decided to go camping! Many of you know that I am not a fan of camping, but when it involves a camper...I'm in! :)

We decided to camp out at Palmer Lake for a few days. Try to catch some fish, and a tan!

When we got our fishing licenses I didn't get a fresh water license, so the fish pictured in the blog are caught by my dad and Nick. I hate to say it.....but I think Nick only caught one or two fish. :) The fish on the left was caught right off of the shore (by my dad). Pretty cool!

We hung out on the shore, and on the boat. The boys were catching fish, and the girls were reading.

We were pleasantly surprised when the Zink's (my parents neighbors) showed up to join in on the fun! The unfortunate part was they got a flat tire on the way out to the lake, but thankfully the tire went flat right before getting to our camp site so my dad was put to work changing the tire! :)

Shortly after the Zink's arrived, our family friend Bubba (Uncle Bub) showed up to camp with us for a few nights.

Ted, Dad, Me, Wanda, Mom & Bubba

Bubba tying flies.

Dad, Ted & Wanda

We had a fabulous dinner with fish that the boys caught and fresh meat that the Zink's brought. Bubba passed on the fabulous dinner to go out and fish!

Visiting Grandma Gen

One of my favorite things about going to Tonasket is visiting my grandma. She is 95 years old and such a joy to be around! Every time I visit her I get the biggest kick out of her, as she is still filled with funny comments.

During this trip to Tonasket we were able to see my grandma quite a few times and only one of the visits she was sleeping! Which is amazing, because at 95 yrs old she does a lot of sleeping. :)

On the visit photographed below we found my grandma in the dinning room. She had just finished lunch and was getting ready to head back to her room for her afternoon nap. We walked back to her room with her for a visit. Yes, when I say we walked back to her room with her, we really did! She is 95 and walks (with the assistance of a walker) at a speed that is almost unbelievable! She amazes me!

Below is a picture of a notice that is posted on my grandmas closet. My mom has fought for years with the staff at the nursing home to allow my grandma to have candy. All of her life she has enjoyed candy and sweets...when you reach your 90's apparently that doesn't change! I had to take a picture of the notice as I got the biggest kick out of it because this has been a fight for years! Finally our family has won the battle and my grandmother can have as much candy as she wants!

Mom and Grandma Gen

Three generations

Grandma talking to mom about chocolate

Hilarious!

First Couple days of fun in Tonasket

Our first few days in Tonasket were filled with country adventures and warm weather! What more could we ask for?

Our first day was fairly low key, hanging out at the ranch and enjoying the sun. A cow escaped onto my parents property, so we all worked on getting the cow back into the fenced area. Boots loved herding the cow...only problem was she kept moving the cow in the wrong direction! :)

After our cow adventures we decided to hang with the locals at the Tonasket Tractor Pull. A few years ago my friend Stacy met me in Tonasket and my mom took us to the Demolition Derby. We had SO much fun watching the people and laughing at the derby madness. After having experienced the derby I was so excited to see what excitement the Tractor Pull would bring. The Tractor Pull did not disappoint! We had so much fun people watching!!!!

The following day we decided to take my dad's fishing boat to the lake to test it out. It hadn't been on a lake since last year so it needed to be taken out for a spin. Nick and I learned how to drive the boat. It is a little more exciting to drive the fishing boat compared to the sailboat. :) We spent the day hanging out on the lake. Drinking margarita's, swimming, and catching little fish.

On the way to Tonasket. I'm ready for some sun!!!!

A cow got out, we had to get the cow back into the fenced area. Country life!

At the local Tonasket Tractor Pull!

Tractor Pull in Tonasket

Hanging out on the dock, drinking margarita's.

Nick trying to get back on the dock.

I got to learn how to drive the boat!

A wonderful day in the 90 degree weather!