Our neighborhood homeschool group has a member that group up in the neighborhood. She knows all the cool things that can be done in the area. She grabbed her nets and some bait and invited the kiddos to the front pond to search for turtles.
The group tried very hard to do exactly what she had asked them to do. 
We saw plenty of turtles.
We used the bait to try to lure them close and then the plan was to catch them with the nets.
We all tried from various locations.
Every where you looked around the pond you would see a group of kiddos intent on a specific turtle.
In the end I think the turtles were on to us. They have been around a long time too. They would eat the bait until getting to the shore then would retreat and wait for us to recast.
These two preferred to sit and chat about how silly the rest of us looked.
We tried hard to do what we had been told.
It was such a fun afternoon with the turtles teasing us. 
The weather was perfect also. Warm but not hot.
Not any luck at all. We caught tons of pond stuff but no turtles.
Next time turtle, next time!
The crawfish was enjoyed along with a carnival. Mom showed up after all that with the camera. I came just in time to watch them all fishing.
Kat came with us and I love this shot of her. This girl knows a thing or two about fishing.
Our friend A was very generous with his stuff, his house and his parents. He let them baby the Texas T little ones and they loved all the attention.
Dad and Pickle were having a blast. The camera missed the shot of Pickle's big catch. Possible did the impossible again and caught a huge fish, I am told, without a pole. She had some string with a hook and bait.
Jumba wasn't too into fishing but loved playing all around. He was in his own world and loving every second of it.
Back inside we cleaned up and ate crawfish etoufee. It was delicious.
A big surprise to all of us was how much Bagel loved the Crawfish. .gif)
So our host Mr. S took the time to teach Bagel all that he could in how one can get the most out of a crawfish.
I don't get it personally but I am happy that this little native Texan was enjoying this tradition and the food.
Not me, I waited for the etoufee version. Yum, Yum, Yum! Who knew these ugly critters could be prepared in a way that would make even this mid westerner happy?
I loved that the we all got to enjoy the night. It was a much needed stress free and fun time with friends and crawfish.
Pooker is now one of the official coaches. Goobers, Bear and Sugar are all Jr. coaches and Possible, Pickle, Princess, and Bagel are just swimming away and Jumba is still a cheer leader from the side line.
It is so good to see the kiddos back with their friends. We miss our friends when we are all busy with school work.
I love that our teens are required to fill out Jr. coach applications. They had to apply and really want this position, making it an honor to be chosen. Here are just a few that made the cut.
Even dad is happy to see his buddies again.
We love this time so much.
Friends are back.
