Kitch vs. the Fish

It was a rainy and cold morning. We had been up since 4Am; or rather, opportunity had...but not me! I was the last to show up at base camp. But it wasn't I who was holding up the show, it was the van! We had to add transmission fluid to the van before we could get together to attack the water. There were a few tense moments, but we were fishing before dawn!
Our lures were in the water, it was raining, and the wind was blowing. We were all cold, wet, and stinky...except for Andrew; he was the only one that was able to shower before our little excursion.
With Andrew at the helm of the canoe, we circled over the endless and deep abyss waiting for opportunity to strike. We waited for two hours; two hours of numbing wind and wet pants, frozen hands w/out gloves, and rain running down our backs! When Ian, the youngling, was tired of waiting for nothing, we decided it best to head back for shore. We circled the bay; attempting to prolong the inevitable and delay our approach. Soon we were 50yds from shore and it was time to reel in our nylon lines and call it a day. My lure was no more than 8ft from the bow, when I saw something break the surface. It was a beautiful, brilliant, and titliating lake troat, a rainbow trout to be specific! I reeled in a truly beautiful lake trout!!! Andrew and I ate it this morning after it was filleted and fried; success had never tasted so good!!! It's good to be a Guy!!

Jaxon's 2nd Birthday!!

We had so much fun! We took Jaxon to Kangaroo Zoo where he was able to run around crazy and have so much fun! He was there with his little cousing Hayden and his parents (my sister Jenny and her husband Corby), Aunt Wendy (my brother-in-law's wife), his Uncle Ian, and his Grandma (my mother-in-law)! We had so much fun! As you can see, Jaxon was free to run around, and he did like a mad-man! I couldn't imagine having more fun! After that we went to the Discovery Park in Highland, and had pizza and cupcakes! Andrew and Sarah were able to join us there, and we all had a blast with eachother! The wind got a little crazy so we came back to our house where Jaxon opened the rest of his presents! He got a little golf set (Dad loves it), puzzles, a big ball, and the coolest little motorcycle thing ever! He loves it! (So does his Dad!) It would have been great to have had more family, but it was so great having those that could come! It was a wonderful birthday party, and we are looking forward to several more!

Happy Birthday Jaxon! Love Dad (Kitch), Mom (Angela), and Lia (to be born VERY soon)!

Daddy's Little Girl

It's so funny. I'm sitting here at 4:00AM in the morning, and I am all of a sudden scared that Lia won't find the right guy to marry in the Temple. I brought my computer to work tonight, and I've written her this big letter about the importance and divinity in womanhood, motherhood, and femininity. It's a gift, priviledge, an honor, and a right to hold at great value! I'm telling her to take time to play with her siblings, give one more hug, to look over her shoulder at her dad, ME, when she is getting into that car for the Prom, to smell the roses, to feel the grass under her feet, to let the wind blow her hair over her face and kiss her checks, to not be in such a hurry to grow up! To assure her that we love her so much, and that the love in a family only grows and is never divided among the kids where some have more than others, or a "bigger piece." ... and she isn't even in my arms yet and I am looking forward with a sense of dread to the day that she doesn't fit into my arms anymore. Will she go into the arms of a man that truly deserves her? Who appreciates her? Who loves her more, if not as much as I do? Who would do anything to be worthy of her? To be man enough to impress me to the point where I would encourage her, if not place her in his arms?? It's a wonder that any Parent ever sleeps at night!! I have 1.8 kids, and I am already worried about all of them!!!
I want to be the best Dad. I want my family to be safe. I want so much for them. Do you worry about those things? Maybe it's these feelings that drive us to the things we need to to make all of it possible.

Oh The Places We'll Go!

Our little Jaxon is so great! He is all over the place! He runs around at the playground; he just can't wait to be a big kid and go everywhere without is annoying parents following him around! He is so fun to be with, everything is new and fun when you do it with a child!

Even when he sleeps it's amazing!! I am so proud of my little "Dude!"