More highlights from our week

As promised I said I would share the rest of our week outdoors. 

On Thursday we headed down to our neighborhood parks and nature trails. 

The park is a 100-acre area.
The park offers approximately 8 playground areas, tennis courts, soccer fields, basketball goals, a baseball field, walking trails, hiking and biking routes, and a disc golf course. 

And all along the trails are little creeks or ponds.  Perfect for fishing!!!!

So there is plenty to do!!!

On Thursday Brant and Ryan drove down to the closet playground area to our home.  Then carried all their fishing gear and walked the trail to one of our favorites bridges to fish.  Matthew and I walked and met up with them.

Matthew is not a fisherman.  He gets very impatient and quickly gets bored with sitting and waiting.  Ryan LOVES the sport!!!  Matthew would prefer to explore and walk the trails.

Once Matthew was bored hanging out with Ryan and Daddy we went on a walk.  Just look at all the beauty we came across.

These three pictures are probably my favorite part of this area closest to our home.  It is shady with sun peeking through the trees here and there.  And the breeze is AMAZING in this secluded spot.

Love the wildflowers!!!!

Little purple balls of JOY!  Not sure what they are, but they make me HAPPY!

So after our walk we headed back to the bridge where Brant and Ryan were fishing.  Ryan was getting bored too because the fish were not biting.  So me and the boys walked to a new play area not far from Brant fishing on the bridge.  After awhile Ryan went to check on Daddy. 
Excitement rang out through the park.  "Daddy caught it!"
Yep, he caught it!  It was the carp we had seen the day before while biking through the park.
A 7 or 8 lb. Carp on a piece of frozen corn using one of the boys' cheap $12.00 Zebco 202 rod and reels.   On CORN!  There were other people out walking who had stopped to see what he had caught.  They were amazed.  The boys were most excited!!! 
Brant is always catching something!

So that closes our week of FUN in the Great Outdoors!!!  Hope you enjoyed all the pictures and it has you wanting to take a walk, hike or bike ride. 

Whatever you do GET OUTSIDE and enjoy nature!!!!  Happy Saturday!!!