Saturday, April 23, 2005

A Fishy Story

This morning my wife and her friend Kim decided that our families were going to Lake Mead to feed the fish. Cari organizes the Henderson Stay at Home Moms Club and often goes to the park with Kim -- so our kids love playing with each other.



It is a bizarrely fascinating experience as you throw popcorn in the water and the carp literally climb over one another to get a bite to eat...



It's almost as if the carp are fighting for position to get a good look at the people on the surface.

Or maybe it's the people fighting for position to get a good look at the carp under the water...



Most of the kids had a grand old time...



Although others thought the fish were just a bit too fishy to get close to...



Our littlest, Malia, was fascinated, but reluctant to let go of mommy...



But Cari being the wonderful mommy that she is made sure that Malia got a good look up close...



As usual, Bretty was the most daring, trying to coax the fish to jump like our dog...



Kekoa and Nalani, however, never quite got the concept of using the popcorn to feed the fish...



Why waste perfectly good popcorn on some slimy fish?