The Fish Hatchery

I decided it would be really fun to take the kids out somewhere a few weeks ago. It was finally beautiful outside and Daniel was studying for finals. So I figured that we could go down to the fish hatchery that is just a few miles from my house and let the kids play and see the fish. What a trip that turned out to be. I realized that with 4 little kids, even the smallest, simplest outing is a big production! We got to the fish hatchery and I tried to get everyone to eat first. Of course Coy was right up to the table anxious for lunch. Tre joined him a few minutes later but there was no Gen....


Gentry didn't want to eat, instead she climbed up a tree and then got stuck! I had to climb up the tree and pull her out! It was a good thing Ruth came, I thought I could do it by myself, but after Gen got caught in the tree and Coy wanted to run in every direction, I realized I was crazy!




We went down where they have a big window that looks into the water so you can see all the fish. The kids thought that was pretty fun and didn't want to leave. We stayed there for a little while.
















Gentry thought the fish were pretty neat. She had to show "granny-D" all the fish.


There's the sturgeon they have down there now. They used to have two great big ones that were almost 100 years old, but somebody threw poison in the water and killed them. People these days, I really don't get it.


This is what I looked like packing all my little munchkins around. There was a big bus of older people that were down there also and I must have been quite the scenic attraction because a lot of them took double looks!