Winter Fishing by Brad

Decided to fish with Cousin Ricky today and headed to an old stand by, the Deckers section of the South Platte River. Temps were great, near 60 but the wind was howling. We drove by the Gill Trail parking lot for Cheesman Canyon but it was already packed so headed down to Deckers and The Flats. Deckers was a tad icy but The Flats were looking good. Fished for about 2 hours then gave up. Two hours of strong winds and picky fish were enough plus the river was getting crowded with other anglers. Water was gin clear and numerous feeding fish were visible.



We opted to head down to Elevenmile Canyon and try our luck there. This was my fist trip to the canyon and I did not know what to expect.





The views were great but the river was frozen solid nearly three quarters of the way through the canyon. Only the last couple of miles were fishable given the warmer water spilling through the dam. Again, plenty of feeding fish were visible but getting them to bite what we were throwing was frustrating. Finally a tip from a nearby angler was the key, a small olive woolly bugger. The fish ate this thing up like crazy. Was a great trip to a new section of water.

I like to move it!

Ben's all-time favorite song is "I like to move it, move it". We first heard it in our Little Gym class, and now we listen to almost every day before a bath.

Ben loves to get naked and dance on the bed. He actually has real dance moves - and takes it very seriously!

Ben's Friends from School

This weekend, Ben's daycare had a Rodeo and Chili cook-off. We went on a hay ride with Ethan, one of Ben's "silly" friends" from his class. Then we ate chili and played games!

Last weekend, Ben had a play date with Hank, his best friend from daycare. They played cars, trains, dinosaurs and watched Cars the movie. They are both already asking when their next playdate can be...

Happy New Year!

12.31.07

New Years Eve was low key - we made mini pizzas (Ben had lots of fun with this!), wore our party hats, chased Kylie with streamers, and had a fun night!