Lovin' those morels

Brian's patience and perseverance as a mushroom hunter has finally paid off! This week he and Daniel found about three dozen morels. We dipped them in flour and fried them in butter. Yum, yum, yum! We had my parents over to enjoy them too, and everyone agreed they were delicious!

Kansas Wildlifer

A few weeks ago, Daniel and Brian attended a hunting and fishing expo at the mall. They had a blast and came home excited about the Kansas Wildlifer program. This program challenges kids to complete at least 15 tasks, all of which involve getting outside and getting into nature. Some of the tasks are things such as hike a trail, wet a line, or plant a tree. Daniel is well on his way to getting his 15 challenges completed. We managed to do several of them this weekend when we went fishing and cooked supper over a bonfire up on the hill. Here are some photos!

The beloved toad

Daniel has played with this toad nonstop for several days. I am sure the toad has gotten more human affection than he ever wanted. We make Daniel release the toad in the rock garden every night, but he manages to find it again every day. They are quite the pair!

Roller Skating

Our AWANA group hosted a skate party this afternoon, so we took Daniel roller skating for the very first time. He really enjoyed it! Getting used to being on skates took some work, but he improved so much during the short time we were there. He also liked playing the video games and picking out a few prizes at the end. It was a fun afternoon!