Fishin' the Missouri

We are really fortunate and had another nice weekend.  Friday was an award ceremony at Clint's work,  and Clint received an Award of Valor.  Last April, he went into a vehicle that had driven into the River and pulled a 225 lb guy from the driver's seat through to the back hatch of his vehicle.  Although the vehicle was not totally submerged, due to the current the vehicle was continuing to sink and the water would have reached the man's face (he was slumped over unconscious) if Clint hadn't pulled him out.  I am super proud of Clint and his coworkers.  Two other Officer's received the same award for entering the River and assisting Clint once he had gotten the man far enough back where they could grab him and get him to shore.  Nice work guys!

Yesterday Clint had to work a little in the morning but then came home and did a little work around the yard and garage.  Dane was right there helping him the whole time!

Today we went down to the Missouri to our favorite spring fishing spot.  The River was really high and fast but we were still able to catch a bunch of mud cats, a few goldeneyes, and one trout! 

 Here is Dane reeling in a fish.  You can see how flooded the grass is.

 Then we moved down river a little and Clint set up a little bench for us.  It was the perfect spot to spend a few hours.  Here are the kids checking out a mud cat.

 This is only the second trout we have ever caught down there, so that was unique.  I figured it was another mud cat so when I saw that there was a bite I had Dane pick up the rod, "set the hook" and started reeling.  All the sudden he said, "mom it's really heavy and hands me the pole".  Sure enough it was a nice trout!

 I just thought that Dane's look was pretty cute in this picture!  The fish had flipped out of their hands!

Well, on Friday Dad and Marsha will be here for the weekend.  We are really looking forward to that.  On Sunday, Dad and I (maybe Marsha) are running a 10k.  Clint has to work, but will be home in the evenings to hang out so we should have a great time.