Greetings from Nevada! I hope it’s been a great week.
We had a great time in Utah! We arrived on Thursday about mid-day. When we got there, we checked in to our cabin and got everything unloaded and situated. We got two cabins for our trip so everyone had plenty of space and their own beds.
After everything was unloaded, Ben and Evan got their fishing licenses and we were off! We headed down to the streams to fish. Ben set up a popup tent for me so I could watch them fish and not get burned by the sun. The first stop resulted in no fish, so we moved further down the stream.
Luna was loving being out and about in the water and roaming around on the shore. We kept her on her leash, as she was far too brave near the fast-moving stream and she also has a tendency to want to chase cars.
The kids were pulling out fish left and right. In fact, at one point, Evan and Analise both reeled in a fish at the same exact time. Luna was cracking us up, as every time we tossed the fish back that we were keeping on a line for later back in the water, she would stick her entire face under the water and bring it back up on the shore.
We had a great first day of fishing and enjoyed a steak and fish dinner that night prepared by Ben on our camp fire. We also had some baked potatoes and sweet potatoes to accompany our meal. It was delicious!
On Friday, Ben and the kids all got up early to go fishing, except for Isaiah. He and I slept in and cuddled. It was fabulous not having to wake up by an alarm! Not that I didn’t wake up when they left to go fish, but thankfully I was able to go back to sleep and get a few extra hours of sleep. It was fabulous!
Friday was a full day of fishing. Some of the times I went with them, and other times I hung out at the cabin with Luna and Isaiah (he didn’t stay back every time). I made a chicken tortilla soup in the crockpot for us to have for dinner.
Saturday was another early morning for them all except for Isaiah and I. We enjoyed sleeping in again. They fished a little less on Saturday as they were all a little exhausted, so we spent a lot of time at the campsite playing cards and board games. Everyone had a great time! For dinner, Ben fried chicken legs in the cast-iron skillet over the fire and some more fish. Everyone loved it!
Sunday morning, we all decided to sleep in. On our way out of town, we hit another fishing spot before heading back home. Luna LOVED running up and down the shoreline of the stream. No one had any luck catching anything, but everyone had a good time anyway.
We spent Monday – Wednesday back in Pahrump. We had some friends over on Wednesday night and made a delicious Turkey dinner with all the trimmings. It was like Thanksgiving in July.
Thursday morning we headed north to Reno. I will tell you all about that trip and dropping off Evan at Berkeley.
Until next week, make it a great one!
Amy
