Next stop was the capitol of the great state of Arkansas, Little Rock. That's where my Mom's parents live, again in the same house she grew up in. Although the Adays live in the city, my Grandpa loves to hunt and fish and hike. There is a creek near their house where we would always go to play in the summers and look for freshwater mussels, wade in the water and sometimes fish. We took the boys to the creek and we played in Grandpa's back yard where he set up a little archery range. The boys thought shooting a bow was pretty awesome and I have to agree. There is something about pulling back that string and looking down the shaft of an arrow that just makes you feel cool like Robin Hood or an Amazon warrior princess. I wasn't a bad shot either.
We also got to go to my Uncle Sean's house for a BBQ. While there, the boys went fishing in the lake behind Sean's house. David John caught a fish that was too small to keep but the way the hook went in we weren't able to get it out without killing the fish. My Uncle said he should throw it in the lake and a bigger fish would eat it, but David John said that since he killed it, it was his responsibility to eat it. Uncle Sean dutifully cooked up the little fish and David John had his first experience in being the provider of his own meal. He felt pretty big and is eager to go fishing again.
We loved spending time with the Adays. I wish we could see all of this family more often. Maybe when the boys are little bit older, we'll just have to get a big RV and drive across the country all summer so we can see everyone. Anyway, after just a few days in Arkansas it was time for us to be on the road again.
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