Rawdaddies!!

Or, crawdaddies - if you're not C. She insists the scientific term is "rawdaddies." Whatev. Anyway, J took C on a special daddy-daughter date on Friday. Grandma & Grandpa Meow accompanied them. They went up to a reservoir about 1.5 hours away and caught around 100 of these little fellows. J said that C got really good at catching them all by herself. They had chunks of raw chicken, tied to about 10 feet of string. You throw the chicken in the water and wait a couple minutes and then pull it out. J said that about 5 or 6 crawfish would be hanging on to the chicken. You put a net right under them, shake the string a bit, and out they fall, right in the net.

I sent them up with Zatarain's Crawfish recipe - J said it turned out awesome. That night was a meteor shower that they got to see. They got home around 12:30pm the next day and had an awesome time.

This is definitely a trip that C will remember for the rest of her life.

C - working her magic with the net:


The impressive haul:

Picking wildflowers for Grandma:

Official walkie-talkie holder:

Eating those huge marshmallows: