Bryan's law firm had a party for the families. This is really popular with our kids because two years ago Ethan won the grand prize...a gerbil. We didn't keep it because 1) we didn't want it and 2) it scratched Ethan and he didn't want it anymore. We all went to Veyo, which is about 30 minutes away and has an outdoor fresh springs pool next to a wall which you can climb (with equipment) and a crawdad river. We swam for a few minutes and then they told us it was time to eat. We had dinner and then the children were invited to participate in a crawdad catching contest. They had trophies there for those who could catch the largest crawdad.
Bryan took Ethan and Courtney to catch crawdads. They got a string weighted down with a sinker and wrapped with raw bacon. It didn't take too long before Courtney brought a cup to me with a little crawdad in it. She was pretty excited. Then it was Ethan's turn to get help from Dad. They caught one but it wasn't terribly huge so they tried to get another one. Courtney and I went down to watch the "silly boys." Bryan found a huge one that kept grabbing the bacon, but he was old and wise and knew when to let go so he wouldn't be caught! He kept getting off and Bryan's legs were going numb so I took over. I eventually, with the help of Bryan's boss, caught one but it wasn't the big one. AFter the measurements were taken, Courtney's crawdad measured 2 1/4 inches. Ethan's crawdad was 3 3/4 inches. The largest was 8 inches long!!
Then they played Bingo and Ethan won a toy whale that shoots stuff and Courtney won a game and a Littlest Pet Shop toy. It was a good night!
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