Flaming Gorge

When Mike was young his family had a tradition where they go to Flaming Gorge for Easter every year. Well it has been 8 years since Mike has been up there.They have a contest every year whoever catches the biggest fish gets either Peter cottontail or Parshnit Pete chocolate bunny. So For the Easter weekend we went to Flaming Gorge with Mike's family. We tryed to leave Friday after mike got off from work but nobody would take his shift at work so we left on sat morning. We made it up to the camp site around 8 in the morning ate breakfast and got the kids dressed. After we were all ready we headed off to sheep creek to go fishing. Mike was the first one to catch a fish. We were at sheep Creek for most of the day. Then after lunch was over we headed over to Swim Beach by that time is was very windy and cold we were there for about an hour with no luck so we left to get the kids dinner. On our way back to the camp site it started to rain. Luckily we had two trailer that we all slept in. Grace slept in with Grandpa and Grandma.  Mike, Alena and I slept in with mike's brother and his wife and two boys. Before bed time we let the kids dye the Easter eggs they had so much fun. Then we all went to bed and the adults hide the eggs except for me I had to go to bed so Alena would go to sleep. Sunday morning the kids woke up to the Easter baskets. Alena did not quite know what to do so I helped her open her basket. Grace came to the trailer after she woke up with her basket. We ate breakfast and off to fishing we went. This time we headed over to Swim Beach we were there for maybe 2 hours with nothing. It was very cold on Sunday. Then we headed back over to Sheep Creek and that is where Grace caught her first fish. She was so happy. So since she caught a fish she was able to get a chocolate bunny. We headed back to camp at around 6 or 7 because we had to come home because Mike had to work on Monday. The rest of the crew stayed until Monday. We got home at midnight on Sunday the kids slept the whole way home thank goodness. Alena had so much fun it was nice to see her enjoy herself. I was  a worry wort the whole time. I did not want her to trip over the big rock or fall in the water she was a handful. Alena likes to play with fish heads she was touching the eye on the head after they have been gutted out and heads cut off she just laughed thought it was funny. I hope we can make this a tradition again it was so much fun thanks to Mike's family. Alena at the campsite. Mike and his first fish. Alena at Sheep Creek. Mike showing grace his fish. Alena walking with daddy. Alena and grandpa Grace standing on the rocks Grandpa putting Grace's rain coat on. Daddy helping Grace shoot the BB gun. Grace and Alena in a rock cave at Swim Beach. Dying eggs. The easter egg hunt Alena did not like them in her basket so she threw them out. My little easter bunnies. Alena helping Daddy with the fishing pull. Grace bringing in her fish. Daddy and Grace with her fish. Grace with her fish. Alena playing in the sand before we left. The grand finale throwing skipping rock before we left.