Henna Tattoo 2

Here's what it looked like after the henna paste fell off.

Henna Tattoo

I went to a girlfriends birthday party in June and she had a henna artist there doing tattoos.  Now, I would never get a permanent tattoo, but this only lasts a few weeks and is all natural.  She used a plant-based paste to draw on the image and the pigments from the plant color your skin.

As she worked on the details of the image, she explained the meaning behind the image I chose.  The circle with a dot in the center of the image signifies being centered and the 4 hearts around the circle mean centered love in all 4 directions and all 4 seasons.  The chain on both sides of my foot is ancestoral, showing value in past generations and those to come.  It also shows growth and potential.  The dots on the chain and by the hearts are sparks of new ideas and passion.  I'll bet you never thought you could learn so much about me by looking at my foot!  ;)

Jaydon's Last T-Ball game in June

He was so excited to play catcher.  I'm not really sure he knew his job, but he liked dressing up in all the gear.

The season is over and Jaydon had a really good time.  Before we started, he was not so sure he wanted to play.  He kept telling me to "sign me out", but now he's asking if  he can play again next year.

Kenny Chesney - The Boys of Fall

The Infamous Walleye

Corey took the day off work, while Rog and Renee were here, to take Roger and Jared fishing.  It turned out being Corey's best fishing day ever!  Not only did he have is dad and son in the boat, fishing with him, but he caught his biggest walleye ever, 12# and 31.5 inches.

This is his favorite shot of the fish.  It looks HUGE!

When they pulled up the boat ramp, the park ranger took this picture of them to put in the lodge.  Apparently, a fisherman loading his boat saw the fish and called 9News with a news tip.  Corey was called for an interview with was on the 9pm and 6 and 7 am news.  The story was also posted on the 9News website. 

He was quite the celebrity for a few days! 

He did decide to have the fished mounted.  When we got home, we weighed it on the digital scale and remeasured to get an accurate size for the fish.  Then he packed it on ice in a color and headed to the taxidermist.  Jared was just as excited about Corey's catch as Corey, but he was sad to see his dad take the fish to be mounted.  His tears in his eyes, he said, "I just don't want the fish to die."  His dad and grandpa have taught him well...catch and release!  However, it's OK to keep a few now and then, especially if it's the catch of a lifetime!

Cool Pool

A little backyard fun in the pool.  The boys have enjoyed cooling off in the pool on our back patio.

So I had to do a little cropping on this last photo.  When Corey lifted Jaydon out of the water for the picture, Jaydon's trunks fell below the "uh, oh" line and he was revealing more than my blog watchers would want to see.  So to keep this blog "G-Rated", I cropped out what made this the funniest picture of the day!

New Tube at Standley Lake

Ah, summer, floating, relaxing, playing, dipping toes in the water...

Two years ago, Jaydon was playing in the tube by the boat and Josh accidentally tipped the tube.  Jaydon fell out and has been scared of the tube since.  Saturday, he started playing on the tube by the boat, with Jared pulling him in.  Then, he said he wanted to try to ride, by himself, with "the motor with the 8 on it"  (the kicker).   So we pulled him slowly, until he started yelling faster!  The fast we went, the bigger the smile was on his face.

Then the big boys wanted to ride with him.  He was a little scared of them getting on with him, but quickly overcame that fear.  Soon, we were zooming around the lake with all 3 smiling...and posing!  The faster we went, the more their hair stood up!  When we were done, Jaydon told Corey this was the "best day of his life".  His hair was a little crazy after riding the tube!