Canadian River Mud

Last weekend we had an Elder's Quorum church activity out in Valle de Oro where the EQ president lives. We had a potluck lunch and then drove down to let the kids play in the Canadian River that runs near there. We did this last summer and the kids had a blast -- and this year I knew enough to pack towels and extra clothes!

Things started off innocently enough with some wading and splashing in the river...




And I couldn't resist taking pictures of my friend's darling baby girl Ruby:


Then the girls decided it was time to bring on the mud!



A bunch of kids spent most of their time in this mud hole where they managed to catch several fish with their bare hands.


Some of the older boys caught some fairly big cat fish like this one (this is McKay's friend Jacob):


My girls came out with these little fishies:



You'll notice playing in the mud appears not to be McKay's thing. After wading a bit, he spent his time sitting on the shore with the adults and trying to make a hula hoop out of reeds.


What a fun way to spend a summer afternoon!