Monday, April 9, 2012

Easter Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt

Fort Yates Branch

President Leroi Laundreaux
Sis Bonnie Laundreau








Laura Walters





Kathy Tiger and Alva Cottonwood





Pres.Leroi Laundreaux




Fort Yates Branch Easter Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt was a huge hit for the kids.

























We had a Easter Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Elder Nichols and Elder Maskall.

The breakfast began at 11:00 am, followed by a wonderful Easter Egg hunt for the children. Sis. Emily Barlow provided all of the filled Easter Eggs.

Fishing Anyone?

Roger and I have found a new love....fishing on the Missiouri River at Ft.Rice, ND. It doesn't matter if it is warm or cold, you can find us along the banks of the river fishing two to three nights a week. The good life! Tonight it was so cold I had on two pairs of pants, two shirts, two coats, a scarf, ear coverings and a winter hat, plus my gloves, and snow boots. You can see in the picture below I look a little thick around the middle with all the layers.(That's my excuse and I am sticking to it!)





Tonights Catch! I caught this all by myself. It is a 5.5 lb Walleye. You would be so proud of me, I bait my hook with minnows, reel in the fish, and even get it off the hook. But I let Roger do the dirty work of gutting the fish. We are having so much fun. You can have two fishing poles going at once when fishing in North Dakota.


I must admit it makes me a little sad when I realize I have caught a mother fish and she is full of eggs. There are over a million eggs in her two sacks. Below is a picture showing those sacks and the eggs inside of them.





Post note about this blog day - This morning I woke up at 5:45 am to get ready for a trip to Bismarck for a Colonoscopy. So, that explains the no make up look for the day.

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Transfers for Elders From Ft. Yates,ND and McLaughlin SD

Elders: Hooker, Maskall, Nichols, and Cox
The McLaughlin Elders will be sending Elder Cox to Watertown, South Dakota.
Elder Hooker will be here to carry on in McLaughlin















Roger Davies, Elder Maskall, Elder Nichols, Sydne Davies













Elders Nichols leaving for Aberdeen, South Dakota
Leaving behind his companion Elder Maskall to carry on as District Leader.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Ft. Yates Fishing - on the Missiouri

Roger and I went out fishing and caught a couple of fish. We caught some Walleyes and a Northern Pike. Walleyes are our favorite to eat so far. The picture below is of the Northern Pikes face. Doesn't it look like an ancestor of the alligator. This fish is long and skinny.















We had another successful fishing trip tonight. We picked up R.J., a new convert to the church and took him fishing with us on the north side of Ft. Yates Island where we live. R.J. is in sixth grade. I don't know what they are feeding him, but he is going to be really tall! He is a lot of fun to be with, and he re-taught us Greek History while we were out fishing. Guess who caught the most fish? You guessed right...R.J., He caught a couple of catfish and another fish we haven't quite figured out what it is. Roger is holding up a Northern Pike we caught a couple of days before. Fileting this fish is not easy, they are long and skinny.