You and me go fishin' in the dark

So we didn't really fish in the dark, but we did go fishing this weekend. We went back to Illinois to visit family and Garrett wanted to sneak a peek of our beans. We are going through a terrible drought and we were prepared for the worst but were happy to find that our beans weren't looking too bad. A few months ago, Garrett's parents and us decided to go in on a lot at a lake down the road from his parents house. His parents purchased a pontoon and we got to take it out on the lake this weekend.

As you can see Garrett thought he was pretty cool as the Captain of Ship. The land that we bought a few months ago has a pond on it. We were excited because it is beautiful but we weren't really sure if it was stocked or not. To our excitement, some friends of Garrett's parents informed us that they have been fishing there for years and there are indeed bass in there. I had tried fishing there the last time we were back but on that particular trip took Yogi to show him the pond and couldn't keep him out of the water. He scared any and all fish that day. So Garrett and I went down and fished Saturday afternoon and were able to catch a few blue gills and a bass. I am excited to go back and catch some more.

We had a great and relaxing weekend and are planning on spending a little bit longer here in a couple of weeks now that our Vegas trip has been postponed.

Happy Birthday Yogi!!

Today is Yogi's 4th birthday. I honestly can't believe that we have had Yogi in our lives for four years. He is such a good dog. When Garrett and I first moved in together, we decided early on that we wanted to get a puppy. After a few arguments of what kind of breed,girl or boy dog, etc., we came to an agreement to get a labrador. We found a place in Kansas that sold yellow labs and from the pictures we instantly fell in love. We picked Yogi out because he was the only dog that could have cared less about us while the rest were jumping and playing with us. I had actually fallen in love with a female named, Sissy, but Garrett was concerned with her hyperactivity. Needless to say, we picked the best dog there. He has been a good dog and the best friend a girl could ask for.

Pistol Packin Mama

A few months ago, Garrett saw in Bass Pro Shops ad that their AR-15 was on sale. So of course, what household is complete without one of these bad boys? After a long wait, we picked it up last weekend. Today we decided to take it out to the shooting range over by Big Creek. This was my first time at the shooting range, but can definitely see myself going back in the near future. I am trying to talk Garrett into a hand gun. (just what this girl needs) Here are some pics from our afternoon.

Color Run

A few months ago, my sisters and I read about the Color Run. For those of you that are not familiar with it, its a 5K race where along the route people throw powder paint at you. Everyone begins the race with white and by the end is full of color. It was a lot of fun and we were very colorful at the finish line. This isn't a competitive timed event, it's more about having fun. My parents came with us and we made a weekend out of it and did a road trip to Kansas City. The race was held at Arrowhead Stadium and Kauffman Stadium. There were 14,000 participants the Saturday that we did the race. Here is the before picture of us before we started the run.

This is the group after:

Here are a few of the photos from the race and the finish line.

If you are lucky enough to live near a city that hosts the Color Run, DO IT! It was so much fun!!