Holy Carp

We had a great Memorial Day weekend at the lake, and the highlight was the visit from Todd's sister Allison from San Antonio. Ali finished her MBA this last year and was just awarded her PhD so she's been very busy this spring defending her dissertation while working as a business developer at Hyperion Technology. We're very proud of her and glad she's finished so that she could make the trip north to meet her new nephew.

The other highlight of the weekend was the huge fish that Steve caught. He reeled in a 53 pound, 45 inch carp after about 20 minutes of work with Todd's assistance and a crowd of onlookers.

Todd and I were able to go down to the lake on Thursday night so it was a mini-vacation for us. We enjoyed nice weather until Monday when it poured on and off all day long. We got in a couple boat rides, some jet ski rides, a fire works show, dinner at the Lutz's (our new neighbor's next door; Martha is one of Jane's best friends from Topeka), our first family nap with our squirmy little guy, and a wonderful time catching up with Ali.

(Ryan with his Aunt Ali visiting from Texas)

(Steve's big catch; a 53 pound, 45 inch carp)