Ling Cod Dinner

Amber sent us some great recipes for the fish we caught this summer. Those inspired me to make up a little recipe of my own! It really wasn't much, and it was lacking a few things that I wanted to put in it that I didnt have on hand... but we made it work!

If you've never had Ling Cod before, its something to see. The actual fillet is close to a florescent green. It wouldn't show up for pictures, but it is a bit unnerving if you didn't know it was normal! It does turn white while being cooked though...

I just tossed together some bread crumbs, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper, and a little melted butter to make the crust. I then dipped it in the egg mixture before I put it in the bread crumbs. Pretty basic. I wish would have added some parsley and garlic to it, if I had any on hand. -Maybe for next time.

We cooked it for about 20 minutes, and it turned out great! I was in a bit of a hurry to eat, I was starving! Thus, the pictures didn't turn out so great(kind of blurry). It was a first attempt at photographing food. Kind of fun! Thanks again Amber for the recipe's! The fish was great!

10th Anniversary

We just had our 10th Anniversary this week. Our original plan (10 years ago!) was to be in Hawaii on our 1oth... Obviously, that didn't pan out! We ate Breakfast in Sundance at The Foundry Restaurant. It was really good! My father in law watched Jacob so the morning breakfast could happen(thanks Dick!). Our afternoon was spend at home waiting for the boys to come home from school. Gabby, our lifesaver, babysat for us at night, so we could go see a movie and go out to eat. It wasn't Hawaii, but it was a lot of fun. It has been an adventurous and wonderful 10 years, here is to the next 10 with my best friend Traci!

Our Newest Video

Great Vacation Memories

I still have so many pictures of vacation, that I will never be able to post all of them. We spent an afternoon and evening with my sister and her husband at their house. They have an amazing pool and back yard. We were so grateful that they would have us over. It was a ton of fun. They really are the nicest people. Thanks for the fun time guys! Oh, also, thanks for the great fire pit/stove- we are totally enjoying it!

Zac can Ride a Bike!

Zac learned how to ride a bike yesterday! We are so proud of him. He wouldn't take any help from us. He was so determined, he wouldn't give up! It probably took about an hour or so, and he had it. The look on his face was priceless!

I forgot one!

Sunday Night: Close ups

So, as I have said before, I am still figuring out the mechanics of my camera. I took some macro shots on my vacation, and I thought that they turned out o.k.

The Power of the Ocean

We never really appreciate the power of the ocean. The waves at Anchor Bay are relatively small. I know that the sea turns "upside-down" (as we call it) but us land creatures don't really get a chance to see it go crazy like it did the last 2 days of our stay. It was amazing. The waves were so big, that not one of the fishermen from the campground even attempted to launch any of their boats. Seriously spectacular. It was just "jaw dropping".

Favorite photo, Friday Edition

The first picture has been my favorite one, as of today. I think I am going to use this one for our canvas picture that we want in our living room. I think it will turn out nice on a big 3x5 foot canvas(give or take a little!) The second one is a collection of 3 or 4 photos that I stitched together from the Point Arena Light House. Let me know what you think!

Friday Night Vacation Post: The Kids

Looking through my photos, I noticed that I didn't get any great pictures of my sisters children! (sad, hu?) So I am a little bummed about that. I must say though that my favorite picture out of these is Sadie. She is really photogenic, and it doesn't surprise me that her photo turned out so well. Brenden, Brian and Melissa's oldest boy, was buried and turned into a sports car. Anywho, these are the best that I have found. Some of them are not the clearest of pictures, but they work! I'm still learning the functions of my camera! Go Sony Alpha!

2 More Favorites

Here are 2 more favorites from today. It amazed me at how big the swells got on Friday. The waves were huge! I managed to take a TON of wave photos, but this one struck me when I saw the difference between Cameron and the wave. -Don't forget that this wave is a little ways off, so its even bigger than it looks!!! The second photo is of some of the shops at the top of the hill in Anchor Bay. I don't think anyone ever thinks about taking a picture of them, but I thought it was a bit "different" to paint them such bright colors...

60's Hippie Party

This years theme was a 60's Hippie Party. It turned out to be really fun. My dad called me around 2 weeks before we came out, and suggested I be a San Francisco Tactical Swat Officer. I guess he had a few "run ins" (hahaha) with them in the 60's and they were a pretty big part of San Francisco. I didn't really think that it was that great of an idea, and frankly thought that it would go off like a dud. To my surprise, I was the big "hit" (no pun intended) at the party! I had more than a handful of people come up to me and tell me they clearly remembered encountering the S.F. Tac squad and didn't have the fondest memories of it... They had a good time poking the stick at me. I even got a few chants of "HELL NO WE WON'T GO!" lol They really liked that I used a garbage can lid as a shield, and that I purposely misspelled Squad as "Squid". Overall, it was another great party. Thanks to all the LLC Members who put all the work into the decorations and catering the food- great as always!

Our Fishing Trip

I have already posted a few photos of our fish we caught. I ended up catching a Ling Cod on the second day we were out fishing! The weather was pretty poor, very very windy. We still managed to make the best of it and caught one limit (10 fish) and my Ling. It was 8 pounds, 29inches. I was pretty excited that I caught one. In fact, we seemed to do better than a lot of the other people that went out fishing during the week! We were unable to fish on Friday or Saturday, the waves were crashing in the cove and were too big to try and take a boat out past them. Maybe next year! Zac was fascinated by the fish and I think he will be out there with me next year. He was begging to go with us. Anyway, it was a lot of fun, even if we did have a minor mishap.."ahem..."

Day on the Delta

Jason took us out on his boat while we were in California. It was a ton of fun. Unfortunately, there were not any great photos worth posting of me, except the one on top. Me crashing horribly. Pretty funny! I couldn't help but post Brian's photos of his crash, it was just too cool to not show! Anywho, Cameron was a brave little boy, and tried wake boarding- what a good kid! He actually got up, but fell quickly and didn't want to try it again. Way to go Cameron! I am proud of you! The rest of the photos are of Jason. He has some really cool grabs and of coarse, he is amazing on his surfboard behind the boat. He sure makes things look easy! ...By the way, THEY ARE NOT! :)

When I grow up, I want to be a Seagull!

I have so many photos that I cant pick which ones I want to post! So here is a favorite of mine that I managed to snap. I need to thank Marvell, for the lense that he let me borrow to get some of these wonderful photos- Thank you. I took this of Cameron while he was jumping over the incoming wave, and it ended up looking like he was mimicking the seagulls! Kind of a neat shot. As always, it was color corrected in Lightroom, my new best friend. We had so much fun, that I don't know if I will ever get all of my favorite photos up!