A Beautiful Day To Go Fishing

We have had a lot of rain this winter. Combine that with Chance being sick with pneumonia not once but twice and you can imagine how excited we were for a nice day. Chance was feeling better. It was going to be over 70 degrees so we decided to go fishing for the day.

We went to Nelson's landing which is on the Colorado river just east of the Hoover Dam. Every time we travel over the dam I try to catch pictures of the new Hoover Dam bridge by-pass so I can track its progress. It is definitely getting there. Again, these pictures just do not do it justice. This thing is a monster and is soooooo high, I think the first time we drive over it I will definitely have to close my eyes!The kids loved getting out into the fresh air. Chance was all decked out in his fishing gear.Cole and Kadence spent most of the time feeding the ducks. They each threw a line in the water but it was up to Daddy to keep an eye on it the rest of the time.

Charlie, Pete and Cody found their fishing spot and didn't move from it until it was time to go. They insisted there were fish in this lake however, I didn't see any of them even get a nibble!

My little fisherman was all dudded it out in his official fishing hat. It is official because it is from Bass Pro Shop and has a big fish on it!

We had a wonderful, quiet day with fantastic weather to boot. Mom, Dad, Julie, and Chance and I hung out at the picnic table shooting the breeze while the boys fished. I love these kind of days and am so looking forward for the Spring!

A Little Adventure

The weather here in Vegas has been gorgeous lately and we have been getting the bug to just get out of town and go fishing. Charlie spoke with some buddies at work who gave him some advice about a great fishing spot not far from Vegas. We figured what the heck, let's go check it out.

That morning Charlie had football practice so me and the kids tagged along and played in the park while Charlie conducted practice. After that we went to the District for lunch and to visit my sister who was volunteering at the "Mutts on Main Street". She volunteers for the Golden Retriever rescue club and they had a booth there to display some beautiful Goldie's available for adoption. The kids had a blast visiting with all the super cute puppies. From there we were off to our fishing destination, Temple Bar which is part of Lake Mead. About an hour out of town we finally got there only to be severely disappointed! There was no shore fishing allowed or even accessible from here! Oops!

Well we weren't going to let that stop us! Charlie was determined to get his pole in the water even if it was only for the last fifteen minutes of daylight! We turned around and headed over to Willow Beach. I love this place and have ever since we moved here. We always pass it on the highway out of town heading to Albuquerque or Phoenix and it always catches my eyes. From way above on the highway it looks like this little oasis tucked in between the high mountains that surround Lake Mead.


We got down to Willow Beach with about an hour of daylight to spare so we got our poles in the water and just sat back and relaxed.

The kids had a blast feeding the ducks, although it took some stern explaining to Cole that he may not throw rocks at the ducks! I think he just liked the idea that he was capable of making them all fly away just by splashing the rocks in the water.

I caught some great pics of the kids that day so it all was worth it!

On the way home I snapped this photo of Kadeebug and realized that if I had to imagine what an angel looks like, this is pretty close.