the BEST things in life are free...

Nothing could be more true than spending time

in a peaceful place...

surrounded by the best company...

where we learned once again the

BEST

things in life are truly free.

Today our family woke up extra early to have one of those types of days.

There is a lake up in northern Arizona

that is Ron's favorite "hidden" lake.

He looks for any opportunity during the spring and summer to go there and fish.

While the rest of us were looking forward to this trip...

Rachel wasn't feeling it!

 She should know that it's only a matter of time

before FUN begins to take

over and she will be enjoying herself.

It's one of the things we LOVE about our boat.

We are in a small space...

with just our family...

no cell phone service...

no distractions...

and we get to become each others BEST friends.

 Ron is always joking.

His favorite show is DUCK DYNASTY and according to PHIL,

this teepee is a Big Foot Hunting Blind.

 Katie is always happy on the boat and this girl loves to FISH.
She's also really good at it.
It's called patience and she has lots of it when it comes to fishing.
 

But she probably doesn't like it as much as this little guy:

Jacob was up EXTRA early...

he said he was too excited to sleep!

We caught so many fish...

that Jacob couldn't help doing the chicken dance
(or should we call it the "fishing dance)
We know if we get a little food in RACHEL...

that she will be having fun in no time!

 Ron couldn't keep up...

he was always running from one end of the boat to another,
baiting hooks,

keeping worms on the line,

and digging hooks out of TROUTS mouths...

he is the bombdiggity of

STEPDADS!

I love that he sacrifices his own fishing time...

so that the kids are always catching fish.

We did it...

She's really having FUN now! 
Watch out girlie...you might actually have fun with all of us!

Rachel...
it's not because you are catching FISH

that you are a winner...

it's that you caught the spirit of the day.

I truly believe that time with our

FAMILIES

is sacred time...

no matter what you are doing or where you are at

as long as you are lifting,

building,

enjoying,

laughing,

sharing,

and spreading the JOY.

And if you do it right...

you will end up like this...
completely wore out from all the FUN!

Postcripts: My neighbor told me about this fun little app that I am using on a my photos to edit. I got a little carried away with it but it was so much fun to create fun pictures. It's called Rhonna Designs.