Gone Crabbing!

Grandma and Grandpa Anderson came to visit us last week. They are on their way home from serving a family history mission in Salt Lake City. We get very excited when we have visitors, because it doesn't happen often. We try to think of fun and different thing to do when we do have visitors. A few weeks ago the boys had a scout camp out at the beach and they went crabbing. They loved catching, cooking and eating them. So, we thought we would all try it with grandma and grandpa. We did not go clear to the gulf. We stopped near the Wetland Walkway of the Creole Nature Trail. Several other groups were there and all seemed to be having success. We got out our supplies (Chicken and String) and got started. We got lots and lots of nibbles. But, getting the crab in the net was not so easy. At the beach the boys could see the crabs in the water and scoop them up. Here we could not see them and they kept getting off before we could get them in the net. I think we just needed some instruction and advice from someone who has actually done this before. But, we did have fun and caught 3 crabs, 2 of which were too small so we threw them back. Some fishermen caught a couple on their lines that they gave us, but in the end we just didn't have enough to worry about. So, we didn't eat crab, but I think we will give it another try sometime. And grandma and grandpa got to try something new and have fun with their grandkids!

Paige caught this one! She was the most patient and had the best luck.